The association of Metrnl with hs‐CRP (r = −0.141; P = 0.009), IL‐1β (r = −0.240; P = 0.002), and IL‐11 (r = 0.178; P = 0.025) remained statistically significant even after adjustments for age, sex, smoking, alcohol intake, diabetes, BMI, Cr, FBG, TC, TG, and LDL‐C. This evidence concerns the gene CRP and diabetes mellitus.