Abstract: Objectives：To explore the relationships between C-reactive protein (C-RP) and serum uric acid (SUA) levels in elderly patients with and without type 2 diabetes. Methods：All the subjects, more than 60 years old, were divided into three groups, 55 diabetic patients with normal blood pressure (DM group) , 61 diabetic patients with hypertension（DMG group）, and 54 subjects without diabetes and hypertension as control(NC group) . The serum C-RP、SUA、FPG、WBC、TG、TC、HDL-C、LDL-C were assayed, and the BMI、WC、SBP、DBP were determined . Results Levels of C-RP、SUA、TG、LDL-C、FPG 、BMI、WC、SBP、DBP in the DMG and DM group were significantly higher than that in NC group（P<0.01, respectively）, and WBC and TC levels in DMG and DM group were significantly higher than the NC group（P<0.05, respectively）; levels of C-RP、SUA and FPG in DMG group were significantly higher than those in DM group（P<0．01）; TC、LDL-C in DMG group were significantly higher than those in DM group（P<0.05）. Conclusions ：In elderly type 2 diabetic hypertension group, the level of C-reactive protein and serum uric acid increased significantly, which was higher than the control group. Among the three groups, there are positive correlation between CRP and SUA (r = 0.335, P < 0.01). Key word: Type 2 diabetes, Hypertension, C-reactive protein (CRP), Serum uric acid (SUA), Serum lipids

Key words: Type 2 diabetes, Hypertension, C-reactive protein (CRP), Serum uric acid (SUA), Serum lipids