CRP and diabetes mellitus: There was no association between aPWV and markers of inflammation, C-reactive protein (ß = 0.06, 95% CI −0.01 to 0.12;p = 0.08) and fibrinogen (ß = −0.01, 95% CI −0.63 to 0.61;p = 0.96), or with diabetes mellitus (ß = 0.93,95% CI = −0.05 to 1.91;p = 0.06).