The relationship between plasma omentin-1 levels and insulin resistance in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic women

< < < 0.009 and p < 0.05 respectively) than the groups who were not insulin resistant. Positive weak correlations were obtained between age, high density lipoprotein cholesterol and omentin-1 levels, and negative weak correlations between body mass index, fasting blood glucose, post prandial blood glucose, HbA1c, fasting insulin, model assessment insulin resistance index and omentin-1 levels. In conclusion, omentin-1 levels were significantly low in diabetic patients and as insulin resistance worsened omentin-1 decreased. The data may point toward a role of omentin-1 in insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus.