CRP and type 2 diabetes mellitus: Hypertension and type 2 diabetes were more common in the CKM-MAFLD group, who also showed higher fasting glucose, HbA1c (6.2 vs 5.6 mmol, p < 0.001), HOMA-IR (6.8 vs 3.03, p < 0.001), triglycerides (141.4 vs 94.1, p < 0.001), HS-CRP (5.1 vs 3.5 mg/L), and s uric acid (5.8 vs 5.2, p < 0.001).