CRP and diabetes mellitus: Moreover, higher levels of CRP were found in patients with hypertension [OR (95%CI) = 1.22 (1.04–1.41), p = 0.012], DM [OR (95%CI) = 1.34 (1.17–1.52, p < 0.001] and dyslipidaemia [OR (95%CI) = 1.4 (1.08–1.82), p = 0.012] (Table 2).