As shown in Supplementary Table S3, the robustness of the association between dietary pattern scores and T2DM risk was confirmed in Models A and B. Furthermore, among participants with 24-h dietary records and blood assays, including eGFR, CRP (Model C), TC, HbA1c, and vitamin D (Model D) based on Model 3, the risk associations remained significant, with only minor attenuation. Here, CRP is linked to type 2 diabetes mellitus.