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Volume 7 Issue 6 (June, 2019)

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Correlation between serum uric acid and microangiopathic complications in diabetes mellitus patients
Praveen Chaudhary

Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is undoubtedly one of the most challenging health problems in the 21st century and the number of diabetic patients diagnosed has reached 366 million in 2011. The present study was conducted to evaluate serum uric acid as a risk factor for micro- vascular complications of diabetes mellitus. Materials & Methods: The present study was conducted on 168 patients with type II diabetes mellitus of both genders. 10 ml of blood was obtained for assessment of blood glucose and uric acid level. Results: Age group 40-60 years had 92, 60-80 years had 50 and >80 years had 26 patients. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). hyperuricemia was positive in 112 and negative in 56. The difference was significant. out of 112 patients with hypertension, 84 had high and 28 had low serum uric acid level. Out of 56 patients who had not hypertension, 36 had high serum uric acid and 20 had low. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Among 96 patients who had stroke, 56 had high serum uric acid and 40 had low uric acid. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Serum uric acid and urine micro albumin level was elevated with duration of diabetes mellitus. Conclusion: Elevated serum uric acid levels in type 2 diabetes mellitus cause more micro vascular and macro vascular complications.
Key words: Diabetes Mellitus, uric acid, vascular complications.

Received: 10 May, 2019                            Revised:  25 May, 2019                            Accepted: 27 May, 2019

Corresponding author: Dr. Praveen Chaudhary, General Medicine, Rajshree Medical Research Institute,  Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
                                                                                 
This article may be cited as: Chaudhary P. Correlation between serum uric acid and microangiopathic complications in diabetes mellitus patients. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2019;7(6): 121-124.

 
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