Abstract:Objective To investigate the correlation between the expression levels of lipoprotein(a) [LP(a)] and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and insulin resistance in diabetic patients. Methods Totally 60 patients with type 2 diabetes in our hospital were selected as the observation group; the other 60 cases of healthy persons were selected as control group. The levels of LP(a), hs-CRP and other indexes in each group were compared. Results The hs-CRP, HOMA-IR and FBG in observation group were significantly higher than those in control group (P < 0.05), but LP(a) and HDL-C were significantly lower than those in control group (P < 0.05); hs-CRP was positively correlated with HOMA-IR, low density lipoprotein (LDL-C) and fasting blood sugar (FBG) (P < 0.05), but negatively correlated with high density lipoprotein (HDL-C) (P < 0.05); LP(a) was negatively correlated with HOMA-IR, LDL-C and FBG (P < 0.05), but positively correlated with HDL-C (P < 0.05). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that hs-CRP, LDL-C, LP(a) and FBG were independent risk factors for microvascular complications (P < 0.05), and HDL-C was the protective factor (P < 0.05). Conclusions The expression levels of high-sensitivity C- reactive protein and a- lipoprotein are closely related to insulin resistance and microvascular complications in diabetic patients, and have predictive value for the occurrence, development and prognosis of diabetic insulin resistance and microvascular complications.