INS and Hypertension: The mean values of age, maximum IMT, HbA1c, GA, FPG, 2-hour PG, fasting insulin, HOMA-IR, systolic and diastolic blood pressures, BMI, LDL cholesterol, and triglycerides, and the frequencies of men, insulin resistance, hypertension, antihypertensive and lipid-lowering medications, hyper-LDL cholesterolemia, proteinuria, CKD, and history of CVD were significantly higher in subjects with GI than in those with NGT, and subjects with GI had significantly lower 1,5-AG, HDL cholesterol, and eGFR values.