ALB and type 2 diabetes mellitus: Compared to the living participants, the participants who died during the follow-up were older, had higher body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference, were more often smokers, had higher systolic blood pressure, lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDLC) levels, higher total triglycerides, higher fasting glucose levels, higher high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) levels, higher rates of type 2 diabetes (T2D), higher creatinine levels, higher urinary albumin excretion (UAE) rates, and lower estimated glomerular filtration rates (eGFRs).