INS and Insulin resistance: Total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c), HDL-c, serum triglycerides (TG), body mass index (BMI), homeostasis model of assessment insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), systolic blood pressure (SBP), and diastolic blood pressure (DBP), fasting blood glucose levels, and serum insulin levels were assessed from the studies in which these risk factors were disponible.