Serum Uric Acid Is a Strong Predictor of Stroke in Patients With Non–Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus | Zendy

Seppo Lehto | Zendy; Leo Niskanen | Zendy; Tapani Rönnemaa | Zendy; Markku Laakso | Zendy

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Serum Uric Acid Is a Strong Predictor of Stroke in Patients With Non–Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus

Author(s) -

Seppo Lehto,

Leo Niskanen,

Tapani Rönnemaa,

Markku Laakso

Publication year - 1998

Publication title -

stroke

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397

H-Index - 319

eISSN - 1524-4628

pISSN - 0039-2499

DOI - 10.1161/01.str.29.3.635

Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , uric acid , stroke (engine) , insulin , endocrinology , cardiology , mechanical engineering , engineering

Patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) are at increased risk for stroke. Hyperuricemia is a common finding in NIDDM, but its significance as an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease has remained uncertain. Therefore, we investigated serum urate as a predictor of stroke in NIDDM patients free of clinical nephropathy (ie, with a serum creatinine level of < or = 120 micromol/L).

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