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[Serum Uric Acid and Islet β-cell Function in Patients with Pre-diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus]
Yi-Tian Wu1, He He1, Xia Wang1
1Department of Laboratory Medicine,West China Hospital,Sichuan University,Chengdu 610041,China.
Objective:
To determine the correlation between serum uric acid (SUA) and insulin secretion function in patients with pre-diabetes and type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
Methods:
A total of 4 112 adult people participated in this study. They were divided into three groups according to the results of oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT): 493 with normal glucose regulation (NGR),1 251 with impaired glucose regulation (IGR),and 2 368 with T2DM. Their levels of SUA,fasting insulin (FIns),2 h post-meal insulin (2 h-Ins),and insulin resistance index (HOMA-IR) were determined. Correlations between SUA and insulin secretion and HOMA-IR were estimated.
Results:
IGR patients had higher levels of SUA and 2 h-Ins compared with those with NGR and T2DM ( P<0.000 1). T2DM patients had higher levels of FIns,glucosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and HOMA-IR compared with those with NGR and IGR ( P<0.000 1). In both male and female participants,the highest level of 2 h-Ins appeared in those with IGR,while T2DM had the highest level of HOMA-IA and HbA1c. FIns,2 h-Ins and HOMA-IR increased with SUA in both patients with IGR and T2DM. HbA1c decreased with SUA in T2DM patients.
Conclusion:
High serum SUA is correlated with islet β-cell dysfunction. It may become an indicator of progression from pre-diabetes to T2DM.
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