TIPE2 and type 2 diabetes mellitus: And then, a positive correlation was found between TIPE2 mRNA expression and HbA1c (P = 0.014, r = 0.3202) and LDL-C (P = 0.0069, r = 0.3703) (Figures 5(a) and 5(b)), which are indicators of the status of T2DM.