Increased Serum Levels of Uric Acid Are Associated with Sudomotor Dysfunction in Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Table 1

Characteristics of patients with (group A) versus without (group B) sudomotor dysfunction.

Characteristic	Group A (𝑛=36)	Group B (𝑛=40)	P
Men (n, %)	17 (47.2%)	19 (47.5%)	0.981
Age (years, mean ± SD)	63.1±2.6	62.1±3.1	0.251
Serum creatinine (mg/dL, mean ± SD)	0.9±0.1	0.8±0.1	0.322
eGFR (mL/min, mean ± SD)	85±5	86±5	0.508
Diabetes duration (years, mean ± SD)	9.4±2.1	8.9±1.9	0.246
HbA1c (%, mean ± SD)	7.7±0.4	7.6±0.5	0.750
BMI (kg/m^2, mean ± SD)	31.5±1.8	32.1±1.8	0.210
Smoking (n, %)	13 (36.1%)	13 (32.5%)	0.929
Hypertension (n, %)	27 (75%)	31 (77.5%)	0.999
CAD (n, %)	12 (33.3%)	13 (32.5%)	0.999
Retinopathy (n, %)	18 (50%)	24 (60%)	0.519
Microalbuminuria (n, %)	16 (44.4%)	12 (30%)	0.287