Sex (1 = male, 2 = female), diabetic family history (1 = yes, 0 = no), smoking (1 = smoker, 0 = nonsmoker), hypertension (1 = hypertension, 0 = nonhypertension), BMI, disease duration, HbA1c, 25(OH)D, TC, HDL, TG, LDL, ApoB, ApoA1, and LPA were regarded as covariates. This evidence concerns the gene APOB and Hypertension.