ADIPOQ and type 2 diabetes mellitus: Adiponectin and visfatin levels in the T2D group were significantly higher than those in the Control group (adiponectin: 5.34 ± 0.73 vs 5.04 ± 0.63, p = 0.013; Visfatin: 29.16 ± 3.21 vs 22.01 ± 3.48, p < 0.001).