INS and Insulin resistance: However, regarding several other parameters, the difference between cases and controls was not statistically significant (p=0.995), mean fasting triglyceride level was 108.97 mg/dL in cases and 147.61 mg/dL in controls (p=0.995), mean fasting HDL was 43.97 mg/dL in cases and 38.65 mg/dL in controls (p=0.113), mean FBG was 95.26 mg/dL in cases and 88.52 mg/dL in controls (p=0.084), mean fasting insulin level was 9.92 mIU/L in cases and 6.94 mIU/L in controls (p=0.029), and mean homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) was 2.39 in cases and 1.61 in controls (p=0.073).