CRP and metabolic syndrome: In the multivariate logistic regression model (N = 70, Nagelkerke R2 = 0.332, and P from Hosmer and Lemeshow = 0.775), we found that having ESR levels in the 3rd and 4th quartiles combined (OR 3.165, 95% confidence interval 1.044–9.593, P = 0.042) and CRP levels in the 4th quartile (OR 6.057, 95% confidence interval 1.567–23.415, P = 0.009) remained independent predictors for a subject with sarcoidosis to have sHTN after adjustment for age, sex, body mass index, dyslipidemia, sarcoidosis duration, the use of oral steroids, and hypoalbuminemia.