Similarly, there was a 1.15 mg/L increase in CRP for every 2.5 kg/m2 gain in BMI in the group with diabetes relative to an increase of 0.63 mg/L CRP for every 2.5 kg/m2 gain in BMI in the group without diabetes (p < 0.0001; Figure 5b). Here, CRP is linked to diabetes mellitus.