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Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) was used to examine serum miR-126. Serum miR-126 was significantly lower in IGT\/IFG subjects and T2DM patients than in healthy controls (p &lt; 0.05). After six months of treatment (diet control and exercise in IGT\/IFG subjects, insulin plus diet control and exercise in T2DM patients), serum miR-126 increased significantly (p &lt; 0.05). An analysis based on serum miR-126 in the sample revealed a significantly higher odds ratio (OR) for the subjects with the lowest 1\/3 of serum miR-126 for T2DM (OR: 3.500, 95% confidence interval: 1.901\u20136.445, p &lt; 0.05) than subjects within the highest 1\/3 of serum miR-126. Such an association was still apparent after adjusting for other major risk factors. The area under the curve (AUC) for the receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) analysis was 0.792 (95% confidence interval: 0.707\u20130.877, p &lt; 0.001). 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