CRP and metabolic syndrome: The mean waist circumference (P = 0.001), BMI (P = 0.00), systolic blood pressure (P = 0.001), diastolic blood pressure (P = 0.001), hs-CRP (P = 0.006) and IMT of left carotid artery (P = 0.02) were significantly higher in participants with metabolic syndrome (case group, Table 1).