Compared to the uninfected group, the recovered COVID-19 participants had higher (P < 0.05) levels of waist circumference, hip circumference, fasting plasma glucose, insulin, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, total cholesterol, HOMA-IR and C-reactive protein (Table 2) although the strengths of the observed associations were generally small. The gene discussed is CRP; the disease is COVID-19.