To establish metabolic dysfunction, at least two of the following characteristics must be present: waist circumference ≥102/88 cm in white men/women or ≥90/80 cm in Asian men/women, prediabetes, high serum C-reactive protein values, increased BP values or BP under treatment, low HDL-cholesterol, increase in serum triglyceride levels, and a HOMA score of >2.5. Here, CRP is linked to prediabetes syndrome.