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Insulin resistance is a precursor to a variety of metabolic abnormalities, including systemic inflammation, visceral obesity, and type 2 diabetes. Insulin resistance is also a risk factor for cardiovascular abnormalities, including hypertension, dyslipidemia (increased triglycerides and LDL and decreased HDL), disordered fibrinolysis, and endothelial dysfunction. All of these aberrations contribute to the atherosclerotic process. Consensus Development Conference of the American Diabetes Association. Diabetes Care. 1998;21:310-314. Pradhan AD et al. JAMA. 2001;286:327-334.