ALB and diabetes mellitus: b Adjusted Model: adjusted for age, gender, BMI, smoking, alcohol drinking, diabetes history, CVD history, baseline phosphorus, phosphate-binding and RASi medications, RKF loss (with or without, in the first year), and the mean values of SBP, dialysate GLUC, UF volume, total weekly Kt/V score, LN of iPTH, serum albumin, serum creatinine and blood HGB in the first year after PD initiation.