Serum Uric Acid Is Independently Associated with Risk of Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea Syndrome in Chinese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Table 1

Characteristics of the control group and mild, moderate, and severe OSAHS groups stratified by the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI).

		~14.9	~29.9		value
No.	31	56	37	34	—
Gender (male/female)	19/12	34/22	21/16	27/7	0.251
Age (years)					0.018
BMI (kg/m^2)					≤0.001
Waist/hip					0.391
NC (cm)					0.003
T2DM (years)					0.099
Systolic BP (mmHg)					0.452
Diastolic BP (mmHg)					0.804
SUA (μmol/L)					0.029
C peptide (ng/mL)					0.024
HbA1c (%)					0.049
HDL-c (mmol/L)					0.793
LDL-c (mmol/L)					0.480
Triglyceride (mmol/L)					0.935
TC (mmol/L)					0.552
AST (U/L)					0.630

Data was expressed as ; BMI: body mass index; NC: neck circumference; SUA: serum uric acid; HDL-c: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-c: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HbA1c: hemoglobin A1c; TC: total cholesterol; AST: aspartate aminotransferase.