For participants with elevated glucose levels, all haemostatic variables were significantly associated with incident diabetes in the univariate analysis (tPA: OR=3.05, 95% CI 2.02-4.61; PAI-1: OR=2.20, 95% CI 1.57-3.07; tPA/PAI-1 complex: OR=4.80, 95% CI 2.90-7.92; VWF: OR=1.86, 95% CI 1.35-2.58). The gene discussed is PLAT; the disease is diabetes mellitus.