CRP and type 2 diabetes mellitus: To evaluate the clinical significance of human plasma lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), leukocyte count, fasting plasma glucose (FPG), and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) in patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and acute ischemic stroke (AIS).