These associations (with exception of HDL2-apoA-I and CETP activity) remained significant after adjustment for age, sex, BMI, smoking status, presence of diabetes, total cholesterol, creatinine level, interleukin-6 (IL-6), albumin, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and NT-proBNP (Fig. 2). This evidence concerns the gene APOA1 and diabetes mellitus.