CRP and peripheral arterial disease: PAD patients were of significantly higher age than patients in the control group (62.92 ± 1.13 vs. 66.78 years ± 1.40; p = 0.04), their CRP levels were significantly elevated (2.28 ± 0.39 vs. 4.79 ± 1.23 mg/l, p = 0.03) at the time of hospital admission.