CRP and diabetes mellitus: After fully adjusting for age, sex, BMI, systolic pressure, diastolic pressure, DM, history of CVD, smoking, alcohol consumption, medication, PLT, HB, UA, ALB, TC, TG, calcium, phosphorus, iPTH, CRP, eGFR and Kt/V, multivariable analysis revealed that a higher GLR was independently associated with increased risks of all-cause mortality (HR: 1.02, 95% CI: 1.00–1.04, p = .019) and CVD mortality (HR: 1.02, 95% CI: 1.00–1.04, p = .040).