They observed that among 1,317 patients with DM (T2DM 88.5%) that they examined, the primary outcome, namely, intubation and/or death within 7 days of admission, was independently and positively associated with body mass index (BMI), dyspnea, C-reactive protein (CRP), and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and negatively associated with lymphocyte count (99). This evidence concerns the gene CRP and diabetes mellitus.