CRP and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: With regard to the number of participants in each study, the pooled MD of plasma CRP levels in the studies including ≤100 cases across OSA and control groups was 0.69 mg/dL (p = 0.0003), and there was no significant difference for the studies including more than 100 cases across the two groups (MD = −1.43 mg/dL (p = 0.14).