ALB and type 2 diabetes mellitus: Furthermore, in Model 3, which accounted for additional variables such as FBG, smoking status, race, TC, TG, hypertension, serum creatinine levels, albumin levels, eGFR, waist circumference, education level and UACR alongside age and sex and BMI; the NHHR index demonstrated a more pronounced relationship with the mortality risk among patients with T2DM [HR: 0.82; 95% CI (0.69-0.97), P=0.019] (Table 4).