VEGFA and diabetes mellitus: A negative correlation is observed with the DM duration, FPG, HbA1c, TC, Scr, BUN, and serum VEGF (p < 0.001, p = 0.020, p = 0.019, p = 0.017, p = 0.025, p = 0.015, p < 0.001, respectively), as shown in Table 2.