Frequencies of hypertension, diabetes and values of weight, height, waist circumference, glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), glucose, fasting insulin, total cholesterol, triglyceride, low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C), and homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) were significantly higher in the obese group (P < 0.001). The gene discussed is INS; the disease is diabetes mellitus.