Data on the use of lipid lowering medications, detailed information on the type of diabetes medication(s) used, if any, fasting plasma glucose, fasting insulin, and body mass index (BMI) were not available in the replication study; however, proportions of traditional risk factors for S. aureus carriage (e.g., recent antibiotic use and frequency, recent skin infection, hospitalization of self or a family member, smoking status, and number of children or total residents in the household) by carriage status were comparable across both study populations. This evidence concerns the gene INS and diabetes mellitus.