CRP and metabolic syndrome: For both men and women combined, a one-unit increase in log CRP was associated with a 51% increase in the odds of having MetS (OR 1.51 (95% CI: 1.16, 1.98)), and a one-unit increase in log adiponectin was associated with a 76% decrease in the odds of having MetS (0.24 (0.13, 0.46)).