Open AccessSerum Uric Acid and Risk of CKD in Type 2 Diabetes
Author(s) -
Salvatore De Cosmo,
Francesca Viazzi,
Antonio Pacilli,
Carlo Giorda,
Antonio Ceriello,
Sandro Gentile,
Giuseppina Russo,
Maria Chiara Rossi,
Antonio Nicolucci,
Pietro Guida,
Daniel I. Feig,
Richard J. Johnson,
Roberto Pontremoli
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.03140315
Subject(s) - medicine , albuminuria , uric acid , diabetes mellitus , kidney disease , type 2 diabetes , hyperuricemia , microalbuminuria , endocrinology , renal function , incidence (geometry) , confounding , gastroenterology , risk factor , physics , optics
Serum uric acid may predict the onset and progression of kidney disease, but it is unclear whether uric acid is an independent risk factor for diabetic nephropathy. Our aim was to study the relationship between uric acid levels and the development of CKD components in patients with type 2 diabetes.
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