In each group, demographic data, height, weight, body mass index, blood glucose level, thyroid-stimulating hormone, alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase, creatinine, low-density lipoprotein, triglycerides, and anti-Gal-8 levels were determined, and present hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and coronary artery disease were also recorded. The gene discussed is LGALS8; the disease is diabetes mellitus.