APOA2 and type 2 diabetes mellitus: Fasting plasma glucose 15.4(5.4) serum cholesterol 15.4(5.4) mmol/L, LDL6.1(2.9) mmol/L and Apo-AI 70.8 (23.4)mg/dL were higher in T2DM patients (p < 0.0001, p < 0.05, p < 0.017, p < 0.003, respectively) compared with case control subjects, while the Apo-AII 45.9 (13.6)mg/dL was lower in the T2DM than in the controls, where p < 0.002 (Table 2).