CRP and hypertensive disorder: –5 Associated risk factors comprise the entire cluster of classical vascularrisks: Hypertension (HTN), hyperlipidemia, Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 (DM2), metabolicsyndrome (MetS), smoking, and age but also the emerging risk factors:6 high sensitivity C-reactive protein and homocysteine, behaving aspro-inflammatory markers and prothrombotic status, respectively.