INS and diabetes mellitus: Compared with those in the second and third tertiles of eGDR, patients in the first eGDR tertile (i.e., subjects more insulin resistant) were more likely to be older, centrally overweight or obese, had a longer diabetes duration, higher values of systolic blood pressure, HbA1c, total cholesterol, LSM and daily insulin doses, and lower values of HDL cholesterol and eGFR.