CRP and Hypertension: In univariable analysis, age, race/ethnicity, history of hypertension or cardiovascular disease, history of chronic kidney disease, mean arterial pressure (MAP), respiratory rate and presence of hypoxia on presentation, serum creatinine level, presence of kidney dysfunction, platelet count, procalcitonin, lactate dehydrogenase, lactic acid, troponin, Ferritin, D-dimer, C-reactive protein, and AST levels on presentation were significantly associated with 14-day mortality (Table 1).