S100A12 and diabetes mellitus: Plasma s100A12 levels were comparable between DM and non-DM patients in all groups (control: 5.36 ± 2.52 ng/ml vs. 4.97 ± 2.98 ng/ml; NOCA: 7.53 ± 5.05 ng/ml vs. 6.00 ± 3.61 ng/ml; SAP: 7.12 ± 2.24 ng/ml vs. 8.44 ± 5.07 ng/ml; and ACS: 9.79 ± 6.77 ng/ml vs. 9.22 ± 5.29 ng/ml; DM vs. non-DM in all groups, P > 0.05).