CRP and atherosclerosis: Atherosclerosis risk factors [fasting blood sugar, lipidprofiles (serum total cholesterol, high- and low-den- sity lipoprotein (HDL and LDL) andtriglyceride (TG), and HbA1c] and systemic inflammation markers [C-reactive protein(CRP) and immunoglobulin G] were recorded from clinically stable conditions with- in thelast month.