Odds ratios for obesity, elevated BP, increased insulin concentrations and MetS were higher in participants classified by both assays, with four-fold increased odds (OR: 4.0, 95% CI: 2.8–5.8) of having ≥3 MetS features, compared to either HbA1c (OR: 1.4, 95% CI: 1.2–1.8) or FPG (OR: 3.0, 95% CI: 1.7–5.1) alone. The gene discussed is INS; the disease is metabolic syndrome.