Research Article

Association between Uric Acid and Bone Mineral Density in Postmenopausal Women with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in China: A Cross-Sectional Inpatient Study

Table 2

Correlation analysis between BMD and general conditions and biochemical indices in postmenopausal women with T2DM.

IndexHip BMDLumbar spine BMD

Age (year)-0.44<0.05-0.28<0.05
BMI (kg/m2)0.16<0.050.20<0.05
Diabetes duration (year)-0.18<0.05-0.25<0.05
Menopausal year (year)-0.28<0.05-0.33<0.05
HbA1c (%)-0.010.940.010.87
FBG (mmol/l)-0.060.380.070.40
TC (mmol/l)0.020.76-0.010.95
TG (mmol/l)0.060.410.010.89
LDL-C (mmol/l)0.050.480.110.18
HDL-C (mmol/l)0.020.74-0.020.69
UA (μmol/l)0.17<0.050.25<0.05
eGFR (ml/min/1.732)0.22<0.050.070.30
Ca (mmol/l)0.140.060.080.23
PTH0.120.080.180.24

Note: SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; BMI: body mass index; FBG: fasting blood glucose; HbA1c: glycosylated hemoglobin; UA: uric acid; Ca: calcium; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglyceride; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; PTH: parathyroid hormone; eGFR: glomerular filtration rate; BMD: bone mineral density.