Clinical Study

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

Table 2

Bivariate correlation between uric acid and variables of the study.

P95% CI

Male* 0.7100.001 0.000–0.025
BMI, kg/m2 0.3810.009 0.087–0.603
WC, cm 0.4680.0010.038–0143
SBP, mmHg−0.1270.408−0.364–0.151
DBP, mmHg−0.0570.708−0.920–0.631
Glucose, mg/dL−0.0130.931−0.836–0.767
HbA1c, % 0.0780.607−2.666–4508
Cholesterol, mg/dL 0.1060.484−0.061–0.126
TG, mg/dL 0.2470.101−0.002–0.032
LDL-C, mg/dL 0.0530.727−0.184–0.263
HDL-C, mg/dL−0.1850.222−0.248–0.059
Insulin, μU/mL 0.3310.026 0.017–0.259
M, mg/kg/min−0.1920.204−3.296–0.725

BMI: body mass index; WC: waist circumference; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; TG: triglycerides; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; M: glucose metabolized (calculated with the clamp technique).
*Spearman correlation.