The incidence of hypertension continues to rise,and insulin resistance plays a crucial role in the occur-rence and development of hypertension.As a novel alternative index of insulin resistance,the triglyceride glucose index is simple,easy to use and cheap,which has gradually attracted people's attention.Relevant studies have found that the in-crease of triglyceride glucose indexis closely related to hypertension related risk factors,occurrence,development and prog-nosis.This article reviews the research progress of triglyceride glucose index and hypertension.