These variables included age, gender, DM duration, hypertension, BMI, FBG, HbA1c, blood uric acid, TBIL, TG, TC, HDL-C, LDL-C, NONHD, RC, APOA1, APOB, Lp(a), HCY, serum creatinine, NCV, and carotid plaque. Here, APOA1 is linked to Hypertension.