Mean levels of CRP, IGFBP1, IGFBP2, insulin‐like growth factors binding protein‐6 (IGFBP6), MMP1, SAA, sTNFRI, and sTNFRII were elevated in CAD patients (n = 115) compared to T1D patients without CAD (nCAD, n = 1107). Here, CRP is linked to type 1 diabetes mellitus.