INS and Insulin resistance: On the other hand, observational cross-sectional study among 217 overweight and obese children and adolescents aged 2–18 years showed significant correlation of ABSI z score with 10 out of 15 cardiometabolic risk markers like fasting insulin, insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), pancreatic β-cell function (HOMA-β%), total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, triglycerides (TG), alanine aminotransferase, triglycerides/ HDL cholesterol ratio (TG/HDL) [21].