We also found that social deprivation is an independent predictor of mortality, with the risk of death increasing by 13% per quintile of deprivation (HR 1.13 [95% CI 1.10, 1.17]) independent of baseline age, sex, diabetes type, smoking status, hypertension, statin, β-blocker or metformin use, HbA1c level and insulin use. Here, INS is linked to diabetes mellitus.