CRP and cardiovascular disorder: For Model 1, age, BMI, the mean BP, a history of cardiovascular disease, Hb levels, the serum creatinine concentration, the serum albumin concentration, the aspartate aminotransferase level, Ln-CRP levels, and the use of RAS inhibitors and calcium channel blockers, as variables with P values < 0.05, were included in the multivariable linear regression analysis.