[12] assessed the lipid and non-lipid cardiovascular risk parameters (cholesterol, HDL- and LDL-cholesterol, triglycerides, homocysteine, C-reactive protein, insulin resistance) and data about blood pressure, smoking and BMI in two ethnic groups aged 19-35 years - the Gypsy group (n=122) and the Slovak group (n=137) of two regions with a high density of Gypsy population. The gene discussed is CRP; the disease is Insulin resistance.