CRP and diabetes mellitus: Adjusted covariates retained in compliance with DM risk score [27] ): age (>45 years), waist circumference (♀>87cm, ♂>101cm) BMI (overweight, obese), htn med hx; hx of elevated blood glucose; sedentary life style (<4hrs/week of activity); daily fruit and vegetable consumption. Model discriminatory capacity was tested by including/excluding missing teeth as a variable. Significant linear relationship with # of missing teeth was associated with: age, education (inverse to # of years), BMI, CRP, HDL cholesterol, triglycerides, male sex, existing DM, parental hx of DM or MI.