ALB and diabetes mellitus: The adjusted hazard ratio (aHR) for BTP levels above the median was 2.913 (95% CI, 1.256–6.754; p = 0.013), the aHR for DM was 2.474 (95% CI, 1.041–5.875; p = 0.040), and the aHR for albumin was 0.298 (95% CI, 0.110–0.806; p = 0.017).