APOB and type 2 diabetes mellitus: Each 1 mmol/L increase in TC, TG, LDL-C, and Apo-B conferred a 6% (2-10%, P = 0.003), 14% (11-18%, P < 0.001), 7% (2-12%, P = 0.006), and 27% (9-48%, P = 0.003) increased risk of T2DM, respectively.