When the analyses for the whole population were further adjusted for age, sex and waist circumference (Table 3, Model 2), the associations of waist circumference, CRP, systolic blood pressure and EAT persisted, while the associations of age, alcohol intake, type 2 diabetes and red meat intake diluted after Benjamini–Hochberg correction. The gene discussed is CRP; the disease is type 2 diabetes mellitus.