Plasma Gal-3 levels were elevated among HF patients with DM (17.9 (12.9 26.1) ng/mL) and IGT (16.8 (14.1–22.1) ng/mL) as compared with NGT patients 15.2 (11.6–18.3) ng/mL (P = 0.02) (Table 1). The gene discussed is LGALS3; the disease is diabetes mellitus.