CRP and diabetes mellitus: Patients in the PAS group were older and had a higher incidence of DM and higher SBP, DBP, fasting blood sugar, iPTH, and CRP levels but lower eGFR and 25-hydroxyvitamin D (15.96 ± 5.87 ng/mL vs. 19.65 ± 5.41 ng/mL, p < 0.001) levels.