Compared with participants in the lowest quartile of hs-CRP, participants with hs-CRP level in the second, third and fourth quartiles were 1.51 (1.12, 2.06), 1.50 (1.11, 2.04) and 1.83 (1.37, 2.47; Table 2) times as likely to have MetS after adjustment for potential confounders. Here, CRP is linked to metabolic syndrome.