PLA2G7 and atherosclerosis: In addition, the plasma levels of Lp-PLA2 and sPLA2 in diabetic patients with evidence of atherosclerosis were significantly higher than those in diabetic patients without evidence of atherosclerosis (Lp-PLA2 levels: 133.43 [111.54, 145.17] ng/mL vs. 99.11 [63.02, 130.85] ng/mL; sPLA2 levels: 235.73 [180.48, 416.46] ng/mL vs. 182.97 [90.08, 280.79] ng/mL, respectively, P < 0.001) (Fig. 2a).