Results of MVMR analyses did not generally indicate any independent effects of T2D (MVMR-IVW, OR=1.02, 95% CI 0.94 to 1.12, p=0.61) or fasting insulin (MVMR-IVW, OR=0.69, 95% CI 0.36 to 1.36, p=0.28) on IPF (figure 4). Here, INS is linked to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.