LEP and type 2 diabetes mellitus: At baseline, in comparison to non-cases, the cases of incident type 2 diabetes were on average older, had higher concentrations of CT-proET-1 and MR-proADM, had a higher BMI and waist circumference, were more frequently hypertensive, had lower eGFR, had lower concentrations of HDL cholesterol and higher concentrations of total cholesterol, hsCRP, insulin and leptin.