CRP and type 2 diabetes mellitus: In the multivariable-adjusted model, the HRs for developing T2DM in the highest CRP tertile (T3), compared with the lowest (T1), was 2.80 (1.73–4.52) in women and 1.67 (1.00–2.45) in men, respectively, although the P-heterogeneity value (=0.3374) was not significant.