CRP and chronic periodontitis: When groups were compared, the patients with AMI and chronic periodontitis showed HDL-C values below 40 mg/dl in 24.6%, LDL-C values above 100 mg/dl in 78.2%, triglycerides higher than 150 mg/dl in 54.8% and US-CRP higher than 2 mg/L in 52% (Table 3).