APOA1 and Hypertension: 1) Statistically significant differences were observed among the two groups in terms of gender, hypertension, age, duration of diabetes mellitus, plaque location, triglycerides (TG),total cholesterol (TC), Apolipoprotein A1 (Apo A1),very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL), VLDL/apolipoprotein B(ApoB), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL)/ApoA1 (P<0.05).