Slightly different from female controls, ANGPTL3 levels was correlated only with HDL-c in female T2DM patients (total cholesterol: r = 0.158, p = 0.054; LDL-c: r = 0.139, p = 0.091; HDL-c: r = 0.186, p = 0.022). Here, ANGPTL3 is linked to type 2 diabetes mellitus.