LEP and type 2 diabetes mellitus: As compared with controls, patients with T2DM showed higher median calcification score in lower-extremity artery [286.50 (IQR 83.41, 1082.00) vs 68.66 (3.41, 141.30), p<0.01], and median plasma leptin level [183.40 (130.00, 248.80) vs 139.00 (82.36, 218.30) pg/ml, p<0.05] (Table 2).