INS and type 2 diabetes mellitus: There were statistically significant differences between sexes for adiponectin, BMI, waist circumference, triglycerides, HDL-cholesterol, fasting plasma glucose, HOMA-IR, type 2 diabetes, and CRP (Table 1) Among our study participants, 766 were obese, 209 were classified as having type 2 diabetes and 298 as insulin resistant participants (by HOMA-IR); 249 participants do not have insulin level measured, and thus did not have HOMA-IR estimated.