In addition, compared with the DKA without infection group, the DKA with infection group had lower levels of bicarbonate (6.78 ± 3.73 mEq/L vs 9.45 ± 4.35 mEq/L, P=0.001) and albumin (33.03 ± 4.87 g/L vs 36.22 ± 4.82 g/L, P=0.001, while gender, age, SBP, DBP, blood glucose, HbA1c, TC, TG, LDL-c, HDL-c, ALT, and blood creatinine showed no statistically significant differences between the two groups (all P>0.05). Here, ALB is linked to infection.