APOA1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus: Comparison of plasma miR-126-3p between patients taking/not taking statins after adjustment for age, gender, fasting glucose and ApoAI concentration showed significantly lower values in patients who were not on statins (miR-126-3p a.u.: 41 T2DM+ statins vs. 152 T2DM–statins, 0.29 ± 0.25 vs. 0.21 ± 0.20, p=0.02) (data not shown).