To evaluate the robustness of these results in participants with HbA1c ≥ 10%, we conducted sensitivity analyses in the following subjects: (1) insulin sensitivity in 10th–90th percentiles; (2) without taking oral antihypertensive agents; (3) without accepting insulin treatment; (4) duration of diabetes < 1 year; (5) duration of diabetes ≥ 1 year. Here, INS is linked to diabetes mellitus.