The lack of data on electrocardiography, blood counts, glycated hemoglobin (HbA1C), C-reactive protein (CRP), thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), triiodothyronine (T3), thyroxine (T4), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine, calcium, phosphorus, and 25-hydroxycholecalciferol (vitamin D) in the enrollment, and viral hepatitis markers in the first RM was the main drawback of the study, making the exclusion of prevalent diseases and the estimation of incident diseases difficult. Here, CRP is linked to viral hepatitis.