ADIPOQ and Insulin resistance: In comparison with the healthy control group, individuals with SA exhibited higher levels of systolic and diastolic blood pressure, VAT, SAT, total-cholesterol (TC), low density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C), triglycerides, non-high density lipoprotein-cholesterol (non-HDL-C), gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT), apolipoprotein B, glucose, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), creatinine, adiponectin, uric acid and albumin (Table 1).