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This research further explored non-linear issues in gender stratification through smooth curve fitting and two-part linear regression models, analyzing different subgroups including gender, race, hypertension, and stroke.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 34,693 participants were involved in the study, with a diabetes prevalence of 11.60%. The prevalence increased with higher tertiles of ABSI. After comprehensive adjustment, ABSI was positively correlated with diabetes (OR = 1.42, 95% CI: 1.33, 1.52). Participants in the highest quartile of ABSI had a 96% higher odds of having diabetes (OR = 1.96, 95% CI: 1.69, 2.26), than did those in the lowest quartile. Smooth curve fitting analysis revealed a non-linear, inverse L-shaped relationship between ABSI and diabetes, with a breakpoint at 9.54. 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