CRP and diabetes mellitus: In the univariate analyses, we found that female sex (HR: 1.360, 95% CI: 1.000, 1.850, p = 0.048), diabetes duration (HR: 1.050, 95% CI: 1.010, 1.080, p = 0.004), higher HbA1C levels (HR: 1.110, 95% CI: 1.010, 1.230, p = 0.037), higher serum CRP levels (HR: 1.040, 95% CI: 1.000, 1.090, p < 0.001), and lower ABI (HR: 0.988, 95% CI: 0.983, 0.994, p < 0.001) were associated with ESKD events (Table 2, Figures 3 and 4).