INS and metabolic syndrome: MA was more prevalent among patients with older age, male gender, longer duration of T2DM, prescribed OHD, poorly controlled T2DM with HbA1c levels above 8, dyslipidemia, elevated triglycerides, and a history of hypertension as opposed to patients who were younger, female, had diabetes for a shorter period of time, were on insulin, were well controlled, and did not suffer from hypertension or other microvascular complications associated with T2DM.