highly significantp < 0.001
We found highly significant difference between CRP groups in the occurrence of the MetS components ( p < 0.001), hypertension ( p < 0.001), hypertriglyceridemia ( p < 0.001), and low high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol ( p = 0.001), waist circumference ( p < 0.001), body mass index (BMI) z -score ( p < 0.001), fasting plasma glucose ( p < 0.001), homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance ( p < 0.001), respectively.