CRP and hypertensive disorder: Significant intergroup differences (p< 0.05) were observed in multiple parameters: gender distribution, smokingstatus, alcohol consumption history, prevalence of hypertension and diabetesmellitus, CTI values, body mass index (BMI), fasting blood glucose, glycosylatedhemoglobin A1c, hemoglobin levels, white blood cell count, neutrophil count,lymphocyte count, monocyte count, triglyceride levels, high-density lipoprotein,low-density lipoprotein, lipoprotein (a), apolipoprotein A1, serum albumin, uricacid and C-reactive protein.