CRP and hypertensive disorder: Furthermore, no association could be seen in cardiovascular risk factors such as age (r = 0.069, p = 0.187), HbA1C (r = 0.064, p = 0.362), CRP (r = 0.054, p = 0.314), LDL-C (r = − 0.74, p = 0.161), BMI (r = 0.026, p = 0.620) and hypertension (p = 0.835).