showed that patients with DKD had elevated MHR values, and there was a positive relationship between albuminuria and MHR after adjusting for several confounding variables (FBG, Cr, triglyceride, HDL-C, WBC, hemoglobin, monocyte, CRP, and UA; but not HbA1c or duration of disease) [18]. Here, CRP is linked to diabetic kidney disease.