CRP and type 2 diabetes mellitus: Similar associations were observed for β-sitosterol (HR=0.86, 95% CI: 0.81, 0.91; P trend<0.001) and campestrol (HR=0.89, 95% CI: 0.84, 0.94; P trend<0.001), but not for stigmasterol.β-sitosterol and campestrol were also associated with favorable plasma metabolic profiles, such as lower levels of C-reactive protein, leptin, and C-peptide, as well as beneficial T2D-relevant metabolomic profiles.