CRP and diabetes mellitus: Table 2 summarizes the demographic characteristics of the study cohort. The mean age was 65 ± 7.0 years, and the median followup period was 60 months (range, 4.9–60). Presence of DM, BMI, CRP, max-IMT, and the serum N-glycan intensity of peak number 49 (P49) were significantly different between deceased and survived patients.