APOE and type 2 diabetes mellitus: Inflammatory markers i.e., TNF-α and IL-6; adipokine such as adipsin and apolipoproteins i.e., Apo-AI, Apo-AII, and Apo-E levels were significantly (fdr corrected p-value < 0.15) increased in the T2DM_CAD group as compared to T2DM group.