AZGP1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus: This result suggests that serum ZAG levels (in addition to urine ZAG levels) are more likely to be increased in female T2DM patients with diabetic nephropathy even if they only have mildly decreased eGFR (<90 ml/min), an earlier predictor than what is reported in previous report (eGFR less than 60 ml/min 1.73 m2) [7].