Coeliac disease participants also had a lower body mass index, consumed less alcohol, less likely to smoke, more likely to report a family history of heart disease, had lower total cholesterol and C reactive protein concentration, lower mean systolic blood pressure, were less likely to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, more likely to be diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and less likely to use cholesterol lowering or antihypertensive medication, when adjusted for age, sex, socioeconomic status, education, and ethnicity (table 2). This evidence concerns the gene CRP and type 2 diabetes mellitus.