CRP and diabetes mellitus: The CRP levels were significantly lower among individual with normal blood pressure or pre-hypertension as compared to individuals with hypertension (p = 0.001), non-diabetic individuals in comparison to individuals with diabetes (p < 0.001), normal weight individuals in comparison to overweight individuals (p < 0.001), physically active in comparison to sedentary individuals (p < 0.001) and non-dyslipidemic individuals in comparison to dyslipidemic individuals (p < 0.001) after adjustment for age and sex (Figure 3).