This is in agreement with Indian T2DM,16 and Egyptian T2DM study.17 In a previous Czech study conducted on T1DM and T2DM, the results showed increased total cholesterol and triglyceride in T1DM than controls, but in T2DM, only triglyceride was significant increased.10 The current results also agree with a previous study conducted in Slovakia except the apo B that was different between T2DM and controls.12 This evidence concerns the gene APOB and type 2 diabetes mellitus.