TGFB1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus: One third (n = 44) of patients with T2D presented phenotype B, in contrast to the control group in which all subjects (n = 54) had phenotype A. Compared to T2D patients with LDL phenotype A, subjects with LDL phenotype B had higher concentrations of TGF-β1 (53.92 ± 52.82 ng/l vs 31.35 ± 33.74 ng/l; p < 0.05) and lower of adiponectin (3663 ± 3044 ng/l vs 2723 ± 1776 ng/l; p < 0.05) (Table 2, Figure 1A).