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- Relationship to Diabetes
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Elevated levels of uric acid are associated with an increased likelihood of diabetes, but uric acid levels decline after diabetes is diagnosed, according to the findings of a new study that are consistent with those of previous investigations.
Researchers led by Elizabeth Selvin, PhD, of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, analyzed data from 11,134 participants in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study who did not have diabetes at study enrollment. Each 1 mg/dL increment in uric acid was associated with a significant 18% increased risk of diabetes, after adjusting for potential confounders. The association remained significant even after adjusting for fasting glucose and insulin levels, the researchers reported online ahead of print in the American Journal of Epidemiology.
http://www.renalandurologynews.com/high-uric-acid-raises-diabetes-risk/article/329940/
Researchers led by Elizabeth Selvin, PhD, of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, analyzed data from 11,134 participants in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study who did not have diabetes at study enrollment. Each 1 mg/dL increment in uric acid was associated with a significant 18% increased risk of diabetes, after adjusting for potential confounders. The association remained significant even after adjusting for fasting glucose and insulin levels, the researchers reported online ahead of print in the American Journal of Epidemiology.
http://www.renalandurologynews.com/high-uric-acid-raises-diabetes-risk/article/329940/