Variables that changed with the HbA1c level (P < 0.05) included the duration of T1D, fasting glucose, total cholesterol (TC), non-high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol (non-HDL-C), low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol (LDL-C), small dense LDL-C (sd-LDL-C), triglycerides, uric acid (decreasing), hs-CRP, and advanced glycation end-product (AGE). The gene discussed is CRP; the disease is type 1 diabetes mellitus.