There was no significant difference in age, gender, race, education, marital status, PIR, BMI, smoking, central obesity, obesity, hypertension, liver disease, hyperuricemia, arthritis, hypoalbuminemia, gout, menopause, albumin, hemoglobin, CRP, HDL_C, and TC (all P > 0.05). Here, CRP is linked to arthritic joint disease.