CRP and diabetes mellitus: Patients from the 3rd tertile had shorter duration of diabetes compared with the 1st tertile (median, 15 vs. 17 (years)), older age at diagnosis (mean, 51 vs. 48 (years)), smaller WC (mean, 114.63 vs. 116.96 (cm)), lower levels of HbA1c (median, 7.80 vs. 8.30 (%)) and CRP (median, 3.60 vs. 4.23 (mg/L)), along with higher level of vitamin D3 (mean, 22.79 vs. 19.57 (ng/mL)) and lower level of both LDL (mean, 68.59 vs. 79.67 (mg/dL)) and TG (median, 131.00 vs. 146.00 (mg/dL)).