CRP and diabetes mellitus: Unfortunately, such data are not available at present; instead, we draw on harmonised data on SEP (European Socio-economic Classification - EsEC), inflammation (C-reactive protein concentration – henceforth CRP) and lifestyle factors (smoking, body-mass index, diabetes & hypertension) from the LIFEPATH Project, an EC Horizon 2020 consortium, to carry out a more limited examination of the hypothesis in four European countries: Britain, Ireland, Portugal and Switzerland.