a trend towards significancep = 0.061
Correlation of CRP with clinical and laboratory variables CRP level, inflammation biomarker indicating the risk of atheroma plaque formation [ 22 ], was significantly correlated with age ( r = 0.194, p = 0.043), obesity ( r = 0.225, p = 0.022), and HbA 1c ( r = 0.154, p = 0.005), indicating a trend towards significance with Lp(a) ( r = 0.295, p = 0.061) in the patient group.