[RESULTS] Logistic regression analysis revealed a significant association of IL-12 ( OR = 9.3 ; 95 % CI = 3.2-70 .7 ; p = 0.016 ) , IFN - ( OR = 2.8 ; 95 % CI = 2.7-2 .9 , p = 0.010 ) , IL-4 ( OR = 2.7 ; 95 % CI 2.7-2 .7 , p = 0.010 ) , IL-5 ( OR = 1.1 ; 95 % CI = 1.0-1 .4 ; p = 0.003 ) and IL-13 ( OR = 2 ; 95 % CI = 1.7-2 .6 ; p = 0.017 ) with T2DM-CAD .