Individuals in Q4-Ln Homeostatic model assessment- Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR) and Q1- Quantitative Insulin Sensitivity Check Index (QUICKI) also presented with increased risk for all-cause-mortality (HR = 1.2, 95%CI 1.04–1.4; and HR = 1.2, 95% CI 1.04–1.4, respectively). Here, INS is linked to Insulin resistance.