Baseline characteristics were: men/women: 88 (79%)/23 (21%); BMI 38.8 (SD 3.8) kg/m2; type of surgery: RYGB/SG 90 (81%)/21 (19%); diabetes (T2DM), 19 (17%); HbA1c 5.48 (SD 0.87) (pct); CRP 4.41 (SD 3.92) mg/L; TG 1.33 (SD 0.52) nmol/L; TC 4.36 (SD 0.88) mmol/L; HDL-c 1.11 (SD 0.30) mmol/L; and LDL-c 2.78 (SD 0.82) mmol/L. This evidence concerns the gene CRP and diabetes mellitus.