Men with an ASCVD risk ≥7.5% were more likely to be older, have a higher prevalence of diabetes, hypertension, current smoker and proteinuria, higher blood pressure levels, BMI, WC, CVAI, VAI, LAP, BRI, CI, TyG index, TyG-BMI, and TyG-WC, higher levels of fasting glucose, total cholesterol, LDL-C, TG, hs-CRP, and lower levels of HDL-C and eGFR compared to men with an ASCVD risk <7.5%. Here, CRP is linked to diabetes mellitus.