CRP and susceptibility to pneumonia measurement: Likewise, CRP and erythrocyte sedimentation values in individuals with pneumonia were also significantly higher than that in the control group (43.8 ± 51.2 vs 0.4 ± 1 mg/dL, p < 0.001 and 33.3 ± 22.7 vs 12 ± 2.8 mm/h, p = 0.033).