CRP and type 2 diabetes mellitus: In patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis (APTB), elevated levels of the monocyte to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (MHR), neutrophils to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (NHR), C-reactive protein-to-lymphocyte ratio (CLR), and C-reactive protein-to-albumin ratio (CAR) have been identified as potential indicators of type 2 diabetes mellitus risk (37).