There were no significant differences between the two sets of patients in terms of age, gender, duration of diabetes, BMI, SBP, DBP, HbA1c, 2hPG, FPG, TC, TG, HDL-C, LDL-C, INS, and HOMA-IR, indicating comparability (all P > 0.05) (Table 1). This evidence concerns the gene INS and diabetes mellitus.