The risk of LEA decreased with regular exercise (HR, 0.673; 95% CI, 0.623–0.726) after adjusting for other variables like age, sex, smoking status, alcohol consumption, income status, BMI (kg/m2), hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes duration, insulin, and ≥3 oral hypoglycemic agents. Here, INS is linked to hypertensive disorder.