CRP and colorectal carcinoma: Another study by Ananthakrishnan et al. [103] showed similar results by demonstrating a significant increase risk of CRC across quartiles of CRP and ESR elevation (OR 2.72, 95% CI 0.95–7.76, p = 0.17, and OR 2.06; 95% CI, 1.14–3.74, p = 0.007).