Patients were stratified into APOA1 quartiles (0.29–1.05, 1.06–1.19, 1.20–1.34, and 1.35–2.49 ng/mL), and interquartile differences within lumbar BMD, β-CTX, age, BMI, triglycerides, ALT, UA, diabetes, hypertension, monocyte, hemoglobin, platelet, PTH, HDL, LDL, neutrophil and FAR. The gene discussed is PTH; the disease is diabetes mellitus.