Patients with type 2 diabetes were significantly older than control subjects and had significantly higher weight, BMI, systolic blood pressure, HbA1c, fasting plasma glucose, serum insulin, CPR, and triglyceride levels and significantly lower height, diastolic blood pressure, serum total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, and LDL-cholesterol levels (Table 1). Here, INS is linked to type 2 diabetes mellitus.