In the SLE group, the CRP levels positively correlated with body composition variables such as weight (r = 0.22; p < 0.01), BMI (r = 0.28 p < 0.001), WHtR (r = 0.21; p = 0.03) and fat mass (r = 0.21; p = 0.03). Here, CRP is linked to systemic lupus erythematosus.