After adjustment for age, sex, race, systolic blood pressure, HDL-C, total cholesterol, diabetes, smoking, and history of cardiovascular disease, these associations remained significant: Lp(a) (OR: 2.14, 95% CI: 1.03, 4.44), OxPL-apo(a) (OR: 1.64, 95% CI: 0.92, 2.92), and Lp(a)&OxPL-apo(a) (OR: 2.14, 95% CI: 1.03, 4.44). Here, LPA is linked to diabetes mellitus.