Table 2. Distribution of cases and controls according to high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP).

hsCRP	Group		p value
	Case (n = 100)	Control (n =100)
<1 mg/L, N (%) (low risk)	6 (6%)	87 (87%)	<0.001
1-3 mg/L, N (%) (intermediate risk)	87 (87%)	13 (13%)	<0.001
≥3 mg/L, N (%) (high risk)	7 (7%)	0 (0%)	<0.001
hsCRP (mg/L), Mean ± SD	2.17 ± 0.72	0.66 ± 0.22