Relationship between Serum Concentration of Uric Acid and Insulin Secretion among Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Table 1

Clinical and biochemical characteristics in study.

Variables	Total  𝑛=45
Age, years	48.7 ± 4.9
Body mass index, kg/m^2
Male	29.8 ± 2.7
Female	30.6 ± 3.0
Waist circumference, cm
Male	106.0 ± 11.4
Female	97.7 ± 8.6
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg	117.1 ± 9.4
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg	76.7 ± 6.9
Glucose, mg/dL	138.7 ± 29.0
HbA1c, %	7.7 ± 1.0
Uric acid, mg/dL	5.2 ± 1.0
Cholesterol, mg/dL	181.9 ± 30.4
Triglycerides, mg/dL	182.4 ± 68.5
LDL-C, mg/dL	106.1 ± 25.6
HDL-C, mg/dL	37.3 ± 10.5
Insulin, μU/mL	14.7 ± 7.2
Glucose metabolized*, mg/kg/min	3.6 ± 0.7
Phase 1 of Insulin secretion, μU/mL	18.2 ± 11.5
Phase 2 of Insulin secretion, μU/mL	37.5 ± 21.3
Insulin secretion total, μU/mL	29.8 ± 16.4

LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.
*Calculated with the clamp technique.