C1QTNF3 and type 2 diabetes mellitus: On performing simple linear regression using CTRP3 as the dependent variable and other biochemical parameters as the independent variables, CTRP3 was found to be significantly positively correlated with other independent variables including; FBG, HbA1c %, T2D duration, TC, TC/HDL-C, and HOMA-IR while, significantly negatively correlated with age, HDL-C, QUICKI and CTRP9 at p<0.05 [Table 2, Fig 4].