ADIPOQ and type 2 diabetes mellitus: Among the adipokines (Table 3) in fasting state, PAI-1 (p < 0.01), as well as adiponectin, adipsin, and lipocalin (p < 0.05), were lower in T2D compared to NGT and remained significantly lower at 120 min post-glucose load (p < 0.01 for PAI-1, adiponectin, adipsin, and p < 0.05 for lipocalin).