As displayed in Figure 6, compared to the CTRL group, the MetS group showed significant increases in SBP, FBG, fasting serum insulin, HOMA-IR, OGTT AUC, serum creatinine, serum urea, microalbumin, and serum KIM-1 (p < 0.0001 for all). This evidence concerns the gene HAVCR1 and metabolic syndrome.