CRP and dermatomyositis: Apart from metabolic syndrome and hypertension, CRP has been associated with Diabetes Mellitus (DM), gestational DM, prediabetes, and diabetes and associated complications, whereas in the Women’s Health Study, a nationwide cohort of 27,628 women without DM, CVD, or cancer at baseline, 188 women developed DM over a 4-year follow-up window [362,363,364].