NPPB and type 2 diabetes mellitus: The T2DM group also had higher triglycerides (2.13 ± 1.37 vs. 1.65 ± 1.04 mmol/l, p < 0.001), but no significant difference was seen in the levels of total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), creatinine, CK-MB, cTnI, NT-proBNP or eGFR.