Table 4 Association between patients ‘characteristics and uric acid in DPN group and control group

Age (y)

 < 50

4.51

1.31

6.08

1.43

0.312

0.003^*

51–60

4.37

1.32

6.40

1.67

 > 60

4.85

1.75

7.42

1.79

Gender

Female

4.20

1.10

6.42

1.55

 < 0.001

0.009^*

Male

5.50

1.90

7.34

2.00

BMI

Thin

5.26

1.86

6.50

2.43

0.112

0.008^*

Normal

4.06

0.90

6.96

200

overweight

4.67

1.66

6.09

1.59

Obese

4.64

1.63

7.01

1.46

Very obese

5.40

1.29

7.83

1.46

Smoking

yes

5.33

2.09

7.00

2.16

0.006^*

0.438

Retinopathy

yes

4.83

1.95

6.84

1.72

0.332

0.004^*

Diabetes duration (y)

 < 2

4.14

1.21

6.85

2.42

0.176

0.919

3–5

4.26

1.07

6.60

2.21

6–10

4.35

1.36

6.56

1.85

 > 10

4.89

1.68

6.81

1.54

Hypertension history

yes

4.75

1.61

7.05

1.56

0.061

0.005^*

Cardiovascular history

yes

4.51

1.44

6.49

1.85

0.832

0.350

Microalbuminuria

yes

4.85

1.88

6.86

1.79

0.279

0.211

R

p-value

R

p-value

SBP

-

0.126

0.178

0.160

0.087

DBP

-

0.189

0.043^*

0.161

0.085

FBS (mg/dl)

-

-0.064

0.498

0.019

0.840

HbA1c

-

0.138

0.141

0.119

0.207

Creatinine (mg/dl)

-

0.206

0.027^*

0.251

0.007^*

Cholesterol (mg/dl)

-

-0.015

0.871

-0.014

0.885

LDL (mg/dl)

-

-0.029

0.757

-0.019

0.840

HDL(mg/dl)

-

-0.150

0.109

-0.126

0.178

Triglyceride (mg/dl)

-

0.082

0.381

0.044

0.643