Significant positive correlations between vaspin and TG levels (r = 0.36, P = 0.046), FINS (r = 0.56, P = 0.032) and HOMA-IR (r = 0.78, P = 0.016) were found among elderly patients with T2DM (Table 3). This evidence concerns the gene SERPINA12 and type 2 diabetes mellitus.