CRP and metabolic syndrome: Table 4 shows that the mean hs-CRP level was 1.00 pg/ml in men having the MetS according only to the NCEP definition, 1.52 pg/ml having the MetS according only to the IDF definition, and 1.73 pg/mlwhen both definitions (IDF and NCEP) simultaneously were present (P=.033 between groups and linearity 0.020).