In addition, body mass index ≥30 kg/m2, age ≥65 years, obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome with altered sleep maintenance, complicated hypertension, dyslipidaemia, cardiovascular comorbidities (excluding hypertension), CRP levels ≥1 mg/L and anhedonic subtype of MD were more frequent in hypertensive individuals with type 2 diabetes than in hypertensive individuals without type 2 diabetes. The gene discussed is CRP; the disease is hypertensive disorder.