Open AccessGender Differences in the Association Between Serum Uric Acid and Arteriosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk Among Chinese Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients
Author(s) -
Hua Yang,
Xin Gao,
Shuyu Li,
Huiling Xia,
Zhangyan Chen,
Shanzhu Zhu,
Zhigang Pan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of general medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.722
H-Index - 36
ISSN - 1178-7074
DOI - 10.2147/ijgm.s300196
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , odds ratio , quartile , arteriosclerotic heart disease , type 2 diabetes , disease , type 2 diabetes mellitus , endocrinology , confidence interval
Serum uric acid (sUA) level has been reported to be associated with arteriosclerotic cardiovascular risk, yet remains poorly defined in Chinese type 2 diabetes patients. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate gender differences in the association between sUA level and arteriosclerotic cardiovascular risk in Chinese type 2 diabetes patients.