In another study [17], more comprehensive clinical data were incorporated into an association analysis, including prolactin, blood lipid (CHOL total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol LDL-C, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglycerides TG, etc.), OGTT (oral glucose tolerance test), FPG (fasting plasma glucose), HOMA-IR (homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance) and other clinical indices. Here, PRL is linked to Insulin resistance.