Insulin treatment remained consistently associated with poor outcomes after adjustment for established confounders, with an adjusted hazard ratio of 3.11; (95% CI, 1.45–6.87; P = 0.009) in the overall cohort and 2.16 (95% CI, 1.08–4.59; P = 0.030) in the diabetes cohort. This evidence concerns the gene INS and diabetes mellitus.