Among people with new DM, the highest hs-CRP level was in the group detected by HbA1c criterion (hs-CRP median [IQR]; HbA1c: 3.45 [3.82] mg/dL, 32.9 [36.4] nmol/L; 2-hPG: 2.7 [3.14] mg/dL, 25.4 [29.9] nmol/L; and FPG: 2.4 [3.0] mg/dL, 22.4 [28.5] nmol/L, data not shown). This evidence concerns the gene CRP and diabetes mellitus.