Risk Predictors of High Uric Acid Levels Among Patients with Type-2 Diabetes

© 2021 Eljaaly et al..

OBJECTIVE: Patients with diabetes are at higher risk of the negative consequences of hyperuricemia. The objective of this study was to investigate gender and age-specific differences in the uric acid levels and to evaluate the associated risk factors among patients with diabetes.

METHODS: A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted at Strategic Center for Diabetes Research from September 2019 to January 2020, among adult type-2 diabetic patients. Serum uric acid (SUA) and several other metabolic and clinical parameters were examined. Multiple regression analysis was done to identify risk factors independently associated with hyperuricemia.

RESULTS: A total of 433 patients were included in the analysis. SUA level was higher in males than females (5.82±1.65 mg/dL versus 5.29±1.54 mg/dL, p < 0.001). The prevalence of hyperuricemia was higher in females than males (28.8% versus 20.5%, p = 0.049). There was no significant difference in uric acid levels or the prevalence of hyperuricemia by age groups in the total sample or gender-stratified samples. In multivariate analysis, hyperuricemia was associated with bigger hip circumference (odds ratios [OR] were 1.03, 95% CI = 1.01-1.05), higher triglycerides (OR = 1.005, 95% CI = 1.002-1.008), and higher serum creatinine (OR = 1.34, 95% CI = 1.21-1.49). Hip circumference, total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein, and serum creatinine were independent risk factors in males, while triglycerides and higher serum creatinine were independent risk factors among females.

CONCLUSION: The present study demonstrates gender-specific differences in the uric acid levels and hyperuricemia prevalence. In males and females, hyperuricemia was associated with hip circumference, total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein, triglycerides, and serum creatinine. Future large studies are needed to confirm our findings, especially in elderly females.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy - 14(2021) vom: 09., Seite 4911-4920

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Eljaaly, Zobeida [VerfasserIn]
Mujammami, Muhammad [VerfasserIn]
Nawaz, Shaik Sarfaraz [VerfasserIn]
Rafiullah, Mohamed [VerfasserIn]
Siddiqui, Khalid [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Diabetes
Gender
Hyperuricemia
Journal Article
Risk factors
Saudi Arabia
Uric acid

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Date Revised 29.04.2022

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.2147/DMSO.S344894

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM335277349