APOC1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus: Although apoC1, through is involvement in TRL clearance, might influence fat content in different tissues [11, 115], we observed an association between apoC1 plasma levels neither with adipose tissue areas or distribution (visceral or subcutaneous) nor with steatosis in patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, as the correlation between apoC1 and liver fat content disappeared after adjustment for triglyceride-level [106, 107].