CRP and gestational diabetes: In addition, in the comparison of continuous variables, those pregnancies with GDM presented significantly older ages (p < 0.001), higher BMIs (p < 0.001), higher levels of SAP (p < 0.001) and DAP (p < 0.001) in the first trimester, lower levels of HDL cholesterol (p = 0.034), and higher levels of triglycerides (p < 0.001), C-reactive protein (p = 0.005), and fibrinogen (p < 0.001).