CRP and coronary artery disorder: However, in a recent study conducted in 1981, men aged 42–60 years and free of coronary heart disease (CHD) at baseline in 1984–1989 reported no association of adherence to a healthy Nordic diet with a lower risk of CHD or with carotid atherosclerosis or major CHD risk factors, except for an inverse association with serum C-reactive protein concentrations [150].