ALB and diabetes mellitus: Significant differences (p < 0.05) were observed among the four CDAI quartiles in terms of age, race, sex, marital status, drinking and smoking habits, BMI, triglycerides, glutamic oxaloacetic and glutamic alanine aminotransferases, albumin, glycosylated hemoglobin, serum calcium, eGFR, ACR, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus.