Median [IQR] NSP CD68+ macrophages/μm2 were 0.087 [0.036–0.16] for plaques from individuals with T2DM vs. 0.063 [0.031–0.098] for plaques from individuals without diabetes (p = 0.219), as shown in Fig. 4a. The gene discussed is CD68; the disease is diabetes mellitus.