CRP and cancer: In age-adjusted analysis (model 1), men within the highest quartiles of CRP (RR = 1.49, 95 % CI 1.20-1.86, p-trend = 0.01) and leukocyte count (RR = 1.64, 95 % CI 1.32-2.03, p-trend = 0.01) had higher risks of cancer compared to those within the lowest quartiles.