Open AccessSerum uric acid is independently associated with diabetic nephropathy but not diabetic retinopathy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Author(s) -
Qun Xiang,
Shuhua Zhang,
Shuai Yang,
Xiaodong Zhu,
Shuang Su,
Aiping Hu,
Jian Zhu,
Dongmei Li
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of the chinese medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1728-7731
pISSN - 1726-4901
DOI - 10.1097/jcma.0000000000000285
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetic retinopathy , microalbuminuria , diabetes mellitus , diabetic nephropathy , retinopathy , type 2 diabetes mellitus , body mass index , nephropathy , renal function , gastroenterology , endocrinology , type 2 diabetes , albuminuria , uric acid
This study aims to investigate the relationship between serum uric acid (SUA) and the severity of diabetic nephropathy (DN) and diabetic retinopathy (DR) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).