Abstract: Objective To investigate the correlation between triglyceride （TG） and blood glucose in middle-aged and elderly patients with hypertension in rural areas of Anqing City. Methods From July to September 2020, Middle-aged and elderly patients with hypertension in 7 towns were randomly selected in rural areas of Anqing City by multi-stage random sampling method. The data of the respondents were obtained through the questionnaire survey, physical examination, and laboratory examination. The correlation between TG and blood glucose was analyzed by the binary Logistic regression model. Results A total of 2 339 middle-aged and elderly patients with hypertension in rural areas of Anqing City were included in this study, including 1 166 male patients （49.85%）, 2 018 patients （86.28%）≥65 years old, and 365 patients （15.60%） with abnormal TG. Binary Logistic regression results showed that after adjusting for gender, body mass index （BMI）, and other related factors, the risk of abnormal blood glucose increased by 0.258 times with each increase of 1 mmol/L TG （OR=1.258）. TG was divided into three groups according to the clinical critical value. Compared with the lowest group （TG<1.7 mmol/L）, patients with elevated TG margins （1.7 mmol/L≤TG<2.3 mmol/L） and elevated TG （TG≥2.3 mmol/L） had a 0.771 fold （OR=1.771） and 1.392 fold （OR=2.392） increased risk of abnormal blood glucose, respectively. Conclusions There is a positive correlation between TG and blood glucose in middle-aged and elderly patients with hypertension in rural areas of Anqing City. It is suggested to strengthen the monitoring of blood glucose and blood lipid to prevent and control abnormal blood glucose and blood lipid and the occurrence and development of cardiovascular diseases.

Key words: Rural area, Hypertension, Triglyceride, Blood glucose