Univariate analysis illustrated that plasma levels of ANGPTL3 was significantly positively associated with the percentage of cholesterol efflux in non-diabetic controls but not in female T2DM patients (non-diabetic: r = 0.322, p = 0.037, n = 42; T2DM: r = −0.181, p = 0.231, n = 45) (Fig. 3a, b). The gene discussed is ANGPTL3; the disease is type 2 diabetes mellitus.