SERPINE1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus: T2DM patients with poor glycemic control had higher plasma PAI-1 Ag levels [23.48 ng/mL (21.16–28.74)] compared to both the T2DM subjects with good glycemic controls [22.33 ng/mL (19.72–26.86)] and the normal controls [19.05 ng/ml (17.82–21.30)].