LGALS3 and diabetes mellitus: Also, a significant difference in galectin-3 plasma levels between patients categorized according to different category variables was not found (smoking status, co-morbidities such as diabetes mellitus and arterial hypertension, preserved/mid-range LVEF, multi-vessel coronary artery disease, LAD proximal and/or medial stenosis), except for the higher values of galectin-3 in female patients (10.27 ± 2.53 ng/ml vs. 8.83 ± 2.47 ng/ml, t = 2.080, p < 0.05).