The area under the ROC curve (Az) of CRP was 0.545 (generally, Az > 0.5 is considered diagnostic, whereas Az ≤ 0.7 indicates a lower diagnostic value; 0.7 < Az ≤ 0.9 indicates a moderate diagnostic value; Az > 0.9 indicates a high diagnostic value), indicating that serum hs-CRP is not useful for diagnosing CE. This evidence concerns the gene CRP and cholesteryl ester measurement.