Clinical Focus ›› 2023, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (1): 37-41.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-583X.2023.01.003

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Correlation between ratio of salivary uric acid to blood uric acid and diabetic peripheral neuropathy

Ju Yan1, Guo Peng3, Wu Botao1, Liu Xinyu2()   

  1. 1. Graduate School,Jinzhou Medical University,Jinzhou 121000,China
    2. Department of Endocrinology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University,Jinzhou 121000,China
    3. Department of Cardiology,Liaoyang City Central Hospital,Liaoyang 111000,China
  • Received:2022-07-24 Online:2023-01-20 Published:2023-03-03
  • Contact: Liu Xinyu E-mail:xxy-005@163.com

Abstract:

Objective To explore the dynamic change of blood uric acid (BUA) and salivary uric acid (SUA) in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN), and to study the correlation between ratio of SUA to BUA (SUA/BUA) and DPN, and its predictive value. Methods The clinic data of 164 T2DM patients in the Department of Endocrinology of our hospital from January 2021 to December 2022 was analyzed, and the patients were assigned to the DPN group (n=103) and the simple T2DM group (n=61) based on the clinical symptoms and electromyography results. The general data, SUA and SUA/BUA were compared. The DPN-related factors and their predictive value were respectively assessed by the multiple Logistic regression and receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curve. Results Logistic regression analysis showed that the risk factors of DPN were glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), SUA, and SUA/BUA. ROC curve analysis showed that areas under curve (AUC), sensitivity, specificity, and optimal cut-off point of HbA1c were 0.637, 50.8%, 78.6%, and 8.15, respectively, those of SUA were 0.698, 52.4%, 83.6%, 388.43, respectively, and those of BUA were 0.762, 86.4%, 73.8%, 1.01, respectively. Conclusion SUA/BUA is closely associated with DPN, and with a certain predictive value in diagnosis of DPN.

Key words: diabetic neuropathies, uric acid, saliva, blood

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