[RESULTS] At follow-up , diabetic patients had lower levels of LDL-C ( 61.0 20.5 vs. 66.4 22.9 mg/dL , P = 0.01 ) and HDL-C ( 46.3 10.6 vs. 49.9 12.0 mg/dL , P < 0.001 ) but higher levels of triglycerides ( 127.6 [ 98.8 , 163.0 ] vs. 113.0 mg/dL [ 87.6 , 151.9 ] , P = 0.001 ) and CRP ( 1.4 [ 0.7 , 3.3 ] vs. 1.0 [ 0.5 , 2.1 ] mg/L , P = 0.001 ) .