INS and Insulin resistance: Furthermore, the aim was to assess the relationship between the concentrations of heavy metals and bioelements and the lipid parameters concentrations, including total cholesterol (TCh), high-density lipoprotein (HDL), low-density lipoprotein (LDL), triglyceride (TG), carbohydrate metabolism parameters: fasting plasma glucose (FPG), level, insulin, insulin resistance (IR), as well as anthropometric parameters: Body Mass Index (BMI), waist to hip ratio (WHR), abdominal circumference (AC) and blood pressure (BP).