Furthermore, the CD14++CD16+ monocyte counts were significantly higher in the patients with VH-TCFA than in those without VH-TCFA, irrespective of the DM status (all patients: 100.3 ± 54.6 cells/μL vs. 50.8 ± 36.7 cells/μL, respectively, p = 0.003; DM patients: 91.0 ± 54.2 cells/μL vs. 46.2 ± 33.9 cells/μL, respectively, p = 0.026; non-DM patients: 119.0 ± 56.3 cells/μL vs. 53.1 ± 38.5 cells/μL, respectively, p = 0.003) (Fig. 3d–f). The gene discussed is CD14; the disease is diabetes mellitus.