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Table 2 Correlation between serum uric acid and other parameters in patients with type 2 diabetesa

From: Serum uric acid level and its association with metabolic syndrome and carotid atherosclerosis in patients with type 2 diabetes

Variable

Correlation coefficient

P value

Age

0.04

0.19

BMI

0.15

<0.001

Duration of diabetes

-0.14

<0.001

Waist circumference

0.21

<0.001

Waist to hip ratio

0.08

0.01

SBP

0.04

0.23

DBP

0.02

0.48

CRP

0.08

0.01

Glucose

-0.26

<0.001

Insulin

0.11

<0.001

HbA1C

-0.24

<0.001

HOMA-IR

0.07

0.02

IMT

0.07

0.02

Creatinine

0.33

<0.001

eGFR

-0.36

<0.001

ACR

0.11

<0.001

Triglycerides

-0.04

0.20

Total cholesterol

0.20

<0.001

LDL cholesterol

0.01

0.80

HDL cholesterol

-0.33

<0.001

  1. IMT, intima-media thickness; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure;
  2. aAll correlation coefficients were calculated after adjustment for age, gender.