ACE and diabetes mellitus: The model was adjusted for gender, age, hypertension (blood pressure more than 140/90 mmHg or treatment with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin II receptor blockers, calcium channel blockers or β-blockers), hyperlipidaemia (LDL more than 2.6 mmol/L or statin therapy), the duration of diabetes, HbA1c (%), A/G ratio > 1.0, smoking habits (past and current), HDL, hsCRP and physical activity (MET-mins per week).