CRP and diabetes mellitus: Inverse univariate associations were found for age, BMI, smoking, cotinine excretion, SBP, DBP, coffee consumption, hs-CRP, GlycA, diabetes, glucose, total cholesterol:HDL cholesterol ratio, cystatin C, albumin excretion, and use of antihypertensives, antidiabetics, and statins (all P < 0.05).