CRP and hypertensive disorder: Recent findings from Wuhan reported that having certain co-morbidities such as hypertension (HTN), diabetes mellitus (DM), acute kidney injury (AKI), coronary artery disease (CAD), acute hepatic injury, elevated c-reactive protein (CRP), elevated d-dimers, interleukin-6 (IL-6), lymphocyte count, and procalcitonin levels were associated with poor outcome and hospital mortality [7].