A higher number of patients in the HTN group were receiving treatment with insulin (326 (35.7%) vs. 135 (27.4%), P < 0.001), with poor glycemic control (HbA1c ≥ 7%: 559 (83.7%) vs. 272 (77.5%), P = 0.015; n = 1,019) (Table 1). Here, INS is linked to hypertensive disorder.