CRP and hepatitis C virus infection: As represented in Figure 3, CAP levels were not only correlated with blood Cr, but also with gender, ethnicity, LSM, weight, BMI, TG, HDL-C, HbA1c, HOMA-IS, ALT, AST, GGT, ALP, blood cobalt, urine albumin, eGFR, hs-CRP, diabetes, hypertension, hepatitis C, and hepatitis B (p < 0.05).