We also assessed the association between Framingham 10-year CVD risk and monocyte count after additional adjustment for smoking status, alcohol consumption, regular exercise, systolic blood pressure, fasting plasma glucose, triglyceride, HDL cholesterol, alanine aminotransferase, creatinine, C-reactive protein, hypertension medication, diabetes medication, and dyslipidemia medication. This evidence concerns the gene CRP and hypertensive disorder.