INS and type 2 diabetes mellitus: Moreover, after further adjustment for SBP, DBP, BMI, WC and WHR (Model 3) and for WBCC, BPC, ALT, AST, TG, TC, HDL-C, LDL-C, Cr, SUA, UAE, eGFR, CRP, FPG, 2h PPG, HbA1C, FCP, 2h PCP, (Model 4), insulin therapy was still significantly associated with the presence of carotid plaque in both women (Model 3: OR: 1.535, 95% CI: 1.104–2.133, p = 0.011; Model 4: OR: 1.709, 95% CI: 1.179–2.478, p = 0.005) and men (Model 3: OR: 1.541, 95% CI: 1.132–2.097, p = 0.006; Model 4: OR: 1.760, 95% CI: 1.234–2.508, p = 0.002) with type 2 diabetes.