Hyperuricemia is independently associated with coronary heart disease and renal dysfunction in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

AIMS: To investigate the relationship between hyperuricemia (HUA) and the clinical backgrounds in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. METHODS: After a cross-sectional study evaluating the association of HUA with the clinical characteristics in 1,213 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitu...

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Main Authors: Hiroyuki Ito, Mariko Abe, Mizuo Mifune, Koshiro Oshikiri, Shinichi Antoku, Yuichiro Takeuchi, Michiko Togane
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3220675?pdf=render