CRP and Hypertension: Other potential risk factors included being males (87.5% vs. 50.7%, p = 0.010), presence of dyspnea (13.2% vs. 6.3%, p = 0.018), hypertension (56.3% vs. 24.6%, p = 0.032), the higher level of lactase dehydrogenase (LDH) (316.4 ± 86.4 vs. 222.4 ± 73.8, p < 0.001), and C-reactive protein (47.0 vs. 18.1, p = 0.004).