Table 2 Comparing Serum uric acid levels between the DPN group and control group
Variable | LEVEL | DPN | Control | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | |||
Serum uric acid level (mg/dl) | ≤ 5 | 22 | 19.1 | 88 | 76.5 | < 0.001 |
5.1–7 | 51 | 44.3 | 19 | 16.5 | ||
7.1–9 | 29 | 25.2 | 6 | 5.2 | ||
> 9 | 13 | 11.3 | 2 | 1.7 | ||
Serum uric acid (Mean ± SD) (mg/dl) | - | 6.72 ± 1.75 | 4.57 ± 1.49 | < 0.001 | ||