CRP and metabolic syndrome: The overall risk factors and the disease-prevalence rates were: hypertension (≥140/90 mmHg) (53.6%); hypercholesterolaemia (total cholesterol >5.2 mmol/L) (47.0%); low-HDL-cholesterol (<1.03 mmol/L) (64.3%); diabetes (self-reported) (24.6%); metabolic syndrome (ATP III criteria) (58.2%); overweight and obesity (BMI ≥25 kg/m2) (78.0%); current smoking (39.3%); elevated levels of CRP (3 <value <10 mg/L) (32.1%); low lipid-standardized vitamin E levels (<5 μmol/mmol total cholesterol) (69.6%); and high tHcy levels (>15 μmol/L) (11.1%).