Insulin Resistance in relation to Hypertension and Dyslipidaemia among Men Clinically Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes

= 0.001) better classified subjects as being insulin-resistant compared to other lipid markers. The odds of insulin resistance in dyslipidaemia were not statistically significant after adjusting for obesity. The link between insulin resistance and dyslipidaemia and hypertension in male diabetics may thus be mediated by obesity.