ROC curve analysis indicated a substantial predictive capacity for Lp‐PLA2 (AUC = 0.81 [95% CI: 0.77–0.85], p < 0.001) and CTRP‐3 (AUC = 0.91 [95% CI: 0.89–0.93], p < 0.001) in forecasting CVD occurrence in T2DM. The gene discussed is PLA2G7; the disease is type 2 diabetes mellitus.