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

Table 2

Characteristics of the subjects stratified by hyperuricemia.

	HUA	NUA	value
Gender (male/female)	70/22	31/35	0.324
Age (years)			0.008
BMI (kg/m^2)			0.002
Waist/hip			0.386
Neck circumference (cm)			0.496
Duration of T2DM (years)			0.334
Systolic BP (mmHg)			0.494
Diastolic BP (mmHg)			0.014
C peptide (ng/mL)			0.136
HbA1c (%)			0.087
HDL-c (mmol/L)			0.081
LDL-c (mmol/L)			0.223
Triglyceride (mmol/L)			0.028
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)			0.709
AST (U/L)			0.113

Data was expressed as ; BMI: body mass index; HDL-c: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-c: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HbA1c: hemoglobin A1c; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; HUA: hyperuricemia; NUA: normal serum uric acid.