ALB and type 2 diabetes mellitus: In multivariable linear regression analysis adjusted for age, sex, smoking status, history of T2D, systolic blood pressure (SBP), total cholesterol, albumin, GGT, and ALT, increasing alcohol consumption was associated with higher levels of HDL-C, HDL-P, large HDL, medium HDL, and greater HDL size in a dose-dependent manner (Table 2).