Finally, the urinary levels of Ang 1–9 and Ang 1–7 were not different in T2DM patients than in non-T2DM patients at baseline (T2DM 159.6 ± 52 pg/ml, non-T2DM:161.7 ± 71 pg/ml, P < 0.121). This evidence concerns the gene ANGPT1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus.