Similar to the model assessing the associations of severity of physical neglect with ACTH levels, this model assessed whether severity of emotional neglect showed a significant association with ACTH levels overall or with the change in ACTH levels from baseline (T0) to specific measurement points (T1, T2, T3) and whether these associations differed between healthy controls participants and type 2 diabetes patients. This evidence concerns the gene POMC and type 2 diabetes mellitus.