In the same BMI category of either normal weight or overweight, subjects with CAP ≥ 238 dB/m had significantly higher BMI, waist and neck circumferences, waist-to-hip ratio, blood pressure, fasting glucose and lipid profiles, liver enzymes, white blood cell count, and insulin resistance indices, but lower adiponectin and HDL-c levels as compared with those of their counterparts. The gene discussed is ADIPOQ; the disease is Insulin resistance.