PICP and Gal-3 levels were higher in patients with diabetes (475.54 ± 232.5 vs. 420.98 ± 253.04 μg/L, p = 0.003 and 11.25 ± 2.44 vs. 10.47 ± 4.2, p = 0.02, respectively). Here, LGALS3 is linked to diabetes mellitus.