A higher proportion of women were also hypertensive (64 % versus 60 %), had type 2 diabetes (19 % versus 16 %) and had higher mean HDL cholesterol (55 mg/dL versus 46 mg/dL), HOMA-IR (3.7 versus 3.4), CRP (.60 mg/dL versus .37 mg/dL), and plasma adiponectin (6.0 ug/mL versus 4.1 ug/mL) when compared to men (p = .009, .003, <.0001, <.0001, <.0001, <.0001, respectively). Here, CRP is linked to type 2 diabetes mellitus.