Baseline and changes in serum uric acid independently predict glucose control among community-dwelling women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Elevated serum uric acid (SUA) levels are associated with glucose control. However, whether baseline and changes in SUA predict long-term follow-up glucose control [e.g., glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c)] remains unclear.

Methods

The subjects comprised 393 women aged 71 ± 8 years and 279 men aged 71 ± 10 years from a rural village. We have identified participants who underwent a similar examination 11 years prior, and subjects were divided into four groups based on the tertiles of baseline and changes in SUA, and examined the relationship between baseline and changes in SUA, and glucose control evaluated by follow-up HbA1c after 11-years.

Results

In both genders, follow-up SUA were significantly higher in Group 4 (i.e., women: Group 4, baseline SUA ≥ 4.0 mg/dL a

SUBMITTER: Kawamoto R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6043972 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature