INS and type 2 diabetes mellitus: Participants in the highest quintile of adherence to the MD (aMD score > 6) exhibited lower baseline glucose and insulin levels, compared with those in the lowest quintile (aMD score < 4); however longitudinal analysis revealed no significant association between adherence to the MD and risk of T2DM (HR = 1.02, 95% CI 0.95–1.10,
p = 0.51).