CRP and type 1 diabetes mellitus: 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).