CRP and diabetes mellitus: In terms of percent differences between converters and non-converters, the order of variables from the greatest percentage difference to the least percentage difference was as follows: (1) cholesterol treatment, (2) hs-CRP, (3) parental diabetes, (4) being hypertensive, (5) fasting insulin, (6) fasting triglycerides, (7) gout treatment, (8) low HDL-C, (9) adiponectin, (10) sex, (11) fasting glucose, (12) BMI, (13) waist circumference, and (14) age.