LBP and type 2 diabetes mellitus: Even though there were no differences in inflammatory cytokines, CRP, or LBP between the T2D and non-T2D groups (Table 3), CRP had a weak positive correlation with HbA1c (Rho = 0.39, p = 0.006) and FPG (Rho = 0.31, p = 0.033) (Table 4).