Table 2.
The number (percentage) of patients with different chronic complications of diabetes across different serum uric acid levels.
| SUA Levels | SUA ≤ 300 | 300 < SUA ≤ 420 | SUA > 420 | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetic kidney disease (%) ‡ | 397 (35.6) | 621 (46.0) | 380 (62.4) | <0.01 |
| Cardiovascular disease (%) ‡ | 252 (22.2) | 385 (28.4) | 252 (41.0) | <0.01 |
| Peripheral neuropathy (%) ‡ | 140 (25.0) | 179 (27.8) | 84 (33.6) | 0.041 |
| Diabetic retinopathy (%) ‡ | 148 (35.0) | 186 (34.1) | 93 (35.1) | 0.947 |
SUA: Serum uric acid. Data are number of subjects (percentage). ‡ Chi-square test was used to compare the percentage among participants in different groups.