As reported in Table 3, mean ± SD levels of TNF-α cytokine were significantly (p = 0.03) higher in blood samples from individuals with T2D (2.71 ± 1.25 pg mL−1) compared to the non-diabetic patients (2.00 ± 0.36 pg mL−1). Here, TNF is linked to type 2 diabetes mellitus.