INS and type 2 diabetes mellitus: Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP), Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP), TCH, LDL-cholesterol, TG, TCH/HDL ratio, TG/HDL ratio, glucose, insulin, HOMA-IR, CRP and endothelial lipase were significantly higher, whereas leptin and adiponectin were significantly lower in T2DM participants; 22 out of the 138 controls and 54 out of the 124 T2DM study participants had hypertension i.e. either SBP ≥ 140mmHg and/or DBP ≥ 90mmHg.