MMP12 and type 2 diabetes mellitus: In T2DM patients, cIMT, IADiam, ccaWS, cfPWV and LV mass were inversely related to HDL (r = − 0.31, − 0.26, − 0.24, − 0.21 and − 0.23; P < 0.005–0.0001, and IADiam, ccaWS, cfPWV and LV mass were directly related to MMP-12 (Fig. 3).