CRP and diabetes mellitus: Additionally, in the model with these covariates entered simultaneously, BMI, hs-CRP levels at SPIDDM diagnosis, and duration of DM prior to SPIDDM diagnosis showed significant hazard ratios for the new onset of albuminuria (Table 6), while SBP at SPIDDM diagnosis and duration of DM prior to SPIDDM diagnosis showed significant hazard ratios for a new decline in eGFR (Table 7).