CRP and Hypertension: When the CT grading increased from mild to moderate, the CRP concentration increased 11.47 mg/L (95% confidence interval 1.41, 21.52), p = 0.029; while when CT grading increased from mild to severe, CRP concentration increased 23.40 mg/L (95% CI 3.36, 43.45), p = 0.025, when adjusted for age, hypertension, lymphocyte count, albumin globulin ratio, aspartate transferase, and dyspnea.