CRP and diabetes mellitus: In RTR at baseline, Hp was positively associated with age, weight, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, proteinuria, thrombocytes, heart rate, use of antihypertensive drug, hs-CRP, procalcitonin, low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, triglycerides, use of statin, Hp 1–2 genotype, serum glucose, HbA1c, diabetes, use of antidiabetic drug, alkaline phosphatase, gamma glutamyl transferase, and dose of prednisolone (all P ≤ 0.05).