Xanthine Oxidase Activity in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients with and without Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy

Table 3

Relationships between serum XOD activity and various clinical and biochemical variables in type 2 diabetes mellitus.

	XOD (U/L)
	Spearman’s rho	value
Age (years)	0.192	0.089
Diabetes duration (years)	0.120	0.287
HbA1c (mmol/mol)	0.244	0.030
BMI (kg/m^2)	0.275	0.015
AIP [log (triglycerides/HDL)]	0.165	0.144
Uric acid (μmol/L)	0.250	0.026
Albumin (g/L)	−0.299	0.002
Total thiol groups (μmol/L)	−0.267	0.018
AGE (RFU)	0.260	0.021
AOPP (μmol/L Chloramine-T)	0.020	0.857
IMA (IU/mL)	0.227	0.044
Hypertension (yes versus no)	0.229	0.042
Microalbuminuria (yes versus no)	0.188	0.095

Correlation analysis was accomplished by calculation of Spearman’s nonparametric coefficient (rho) in 80 type 2 DM patients.