sign.: HDL (OR 0.427 [95% CI 0.228‐0.799], P = .008), nephropathy (2.320 [1.449‐3.714], P < .0001), diabetes therapy (insulin vs OHA: 3.136 [1.357‐7.251], P = .008; OHA and insulin vs OHA: 2.629 [1.125‐6.148], P = .026);. Here, INS is linked to diabetes mellitus.