CRP and metabolic disease: Non-modifiable risk factors include age, gender, and family history; modifiable risk factors are related to one’s lifestyle (such as a poor diet, smoking, alcohol intake, a sedentary lifestyle, etc.), dyslipidemia, diabetes, hypertension, and metabolic disorders, while emerging risk factors are coronary artery calcification (CAC), C-reactive protein (CRP), homocysteine, fibrinogen, and lipoproteins [4].