INS and Insulin resistance: According to NCEP ATP III criteria, BMI, FBG, and insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) were significantly higher among metabolic syndrome group compared to control group at p ≤ 0.0005; also, there was a significant difference in WC and serum insulin between patients with MetS and controls at p ≤ 0.005 for the former and p ≤ 0.05 for the latter.