The adjusted for age, BMI, current smoking, and a number of chronic diseases (excluding hypertension) OR for high BP was 1.32 (95% CI, 1.05 to 1.66, P = 0.02) and 1.41 (95% CI, 1.13 to 1.76, P = 0.002) for highest vs. lowest quartiles of hs-CRP and WBC, respectively. This evidence concerns the gene CRP and hypertensive disorder.