CRP and Hypertension: Data showed that with fixed variables, sex, age, BMI, disease course, hypertension, smoking, and drinking, in model 2, the area under the curve (AUC) increased when compared to model 1 (0.73 vs. 0.60, p < 0.05) and model 3 (0.73 vs. 0.72, p > 0.05) and the AUC in model 3 was smaller than model 2 which further adjusted HbA1c, HOMA-IR, C-reactive protein, and TG.