Levels of Lp(a) in individuals are highly stable for years and are weakly correlated with the well-known risk factors for CHD, such as smoking status, blood pressure(BP), total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), body mass index (BMI), and diabetes mellitus, suggesting that the level of Lp(a) in humans is probably genetically determined (3). Here, LPA is linked to diabetes mellitus.