INS and metabolic syndrome: CALR was positively correlated with systolic (r = 0.329; p < 0.05) and diastolic blood pressure (r = 0.374; p < 0.05), acanthosis score (r = 0.684; p < 0.001), non-HDL cholesterol (r = 0.347; p < 0.03), triglycerides (r = 0.488; p < 0.003), number of criteria identifying metabolic syndrome (r = 0.705; p < 0.001), fasting insulin (r = 0.415; p < 0.005), HOMA-IR (r = 0.368; p < 0.005), and insulinogenic index (r = 0.292; p < 0.05).