For both sexes, higher SU quartile values were associated with BMI (p < 0.0001 in both men and women), hs-CRP (p = 0.007 in men and p < 0.0001 in women), and the prevalence of hypertension (p = 0.003 in men and p < 0.0001 in women). The gene discussed is CRP; the disease is hypertensive disorder.