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ArticleInternational journal of clinical and experimental medicine2014

Association of uric acid, atherogenic index of plasma and albuminuria in diabetes mellitus.

Emin Murat Akbas, Aysu Timuroglu, Adalet Ozcicek, Fatih Ozcicek, Levent Demirtas, Adem Gungor, Nergis Akbas

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Article in International journal of clinical and experimental medicine, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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Emin Murat AkbasDepartment of Endocrinology, Mengücek Gazi Training and Research Hospital, School of Medicine, Erzincan University Erzincan, Turkey.
Aysu TimurogluDepartment of Internal Medicine, Mengücek Gazi Training and Research Hospital, School of Medicine, Erzincan University Erzincan, Turkey.
Adalet OzcicekDepartment of Internal Medicine, Mengücek Gazi Training and Research Hospital, School of Medicine, Erzincan University Erzincan, Turkey.
Fatih OzcicekDepartment of Internal Medicine, Mengücek Gazi Training and Research Hospital, School of Medicine, Erzincan University Erzincan, Turkey.
Levent DemirtasDepartment of Internal Medicine, Mengücek Gazi Training and Research Hospital, School of Medicine, Erzincan University Erzincan, Turkey.
Adem GungorDepartment of Endocrinology, School of Medicine, Ataturk University Erzurum, Turkey.
Nergis AkbasDepartment of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Ataturk University Erzurum, Turkey.
Atatürk University · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe associations of serum uric acid (UA), atherogenic index of plasma (AIP) and albuminuria with cardiovascular disease have been shown. Several studies focused on association of serum UA and dyslipidemia, serum UA and renal impairment, dyslipidemia and renal impairment. However, to date, in literature, there have been no studies demonstrating the relationship between these parameters in diabetic patients together.

aimsWe aimed to investigate the association between serum UA, albuminuria and AIP in diabetic patients.

methodsThis was a retrospective study involving data of 645 diabetic patients. The patients were separated into groups according to their serum uric acid and AIP levels. The quantitative urine albumin/creatinine ratio in morning spot urine samples were used for standard albuminuria determination. Serum uric acid levels under 6 mg/dL were considered as normal. AIP was calculated as the logarithmically transformed ratio of triglyceride to high density lipoprotein cholesterol.

resultsAIP and albuminuria levels were high in high serum UA group compared to normal UA group. Uric acid and albuminuria tended to increase with increasing AIP. Correlation analysis showed that albuminuria, AIP and UA were significantly correlated with each other. Additionally, in binary logistic regression analysis, AIP was found to be independently associated with high UA levels.

conclusionsPresent study reveals that serum UA, AIP and albuminuria are closely related. Physicians should be aware that patients with concomitant hyperuricemia, albuminuria and high AIP are at increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Our study confirms that there is a need for larger prospective studies to determine the mechanisms underlying the association of serum UA, AIP and albuminuria.

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albuminuriaatherogenic index of plasmaUric acid

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PMID25664100
PMCPMC4307547
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