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SUBMITTER: Al-Daghri NM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5608718 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Scientific reports 20170921 1
This study aimed to investigate whether uric acid to creatinine (UA/Cr) ratio is associated with higher risk of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its components. 332 adult Saudi type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients were divided into UA/Cr tertiles. Risk for full MetS was significantly highest in individuals that constitutes the uppermost serum UA/Cr tertile [Odds ratio (OR): 1.80, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.0-3.3; p < 0.001) after adjustment for age, gender and BMI. Similarly, risk for indi ...[more]