CRP and diabetes mellitus: There was no difference between 677T carriers and noncarriers regarding age, waist circumference, % current smoker, duration of diabetes, % hypertensive, diastolic blood pressure, mean ABI, and plasma concentrations of fasting blood glucose, HbA1c, total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglycerides, and C-reactive protein.