CRP and Hypertension: Univariate Cox proportional-hazards regression showed that TyG index variability, age, sex, SBP, DBP, TyG-index, LDL-C, HDL-C, hs-CRP, BMI, smoking status, educational level, physical activity habits, hypertension, and the use of lipid-lowering drugs were significantly associated with diabetes (P< 0.05, Table 2).