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Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics ›› 2015, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (5): 567-570.

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Relationship between uric acid and bone mineral density in elderly type 2 diabetes

RAUN Yuan1, WU Tian-feng1, YUAN Fang1, WEN Xiao-lin2   

  1. 1 Department of Endocrinology, 2 Department of Bone Mineral Density, Zhejiang Hospital, Hangzhou 310013, Zhejiang, China
  • Received:2014-12-12 Revised:2015-05-07 Published:2015-06-11

Abstract: AIM: To study the relationship between uric acid (SUA) and bone mineral density (BMD) in elderly type 2 diabetes.METHODS: The clinical data, SUA, and BMD (determined by dual energy x-ray absorptiometry [DXA]) of two hundred elderly type 2 diabetes patients were obtained. All the patients were divided into male group and female group; also they were further subdivided into hyperuricemia and normouricemia groups according to the level of SUA.The association between SUA and BMD from the respective groups were compared and analyzedRESULTS: SUA was positively related to BMD of lumbar spine (L2-4) in elderly type 2 diabetes (r=0.236,P<0.05). BMD of males was significantly higher than that of females. SUA was an independent risk factor for BMD of L2-4 (β'=0.294,P<0.01). BMI and HDL-C were independent risk factors for BMD of t thigh bone.CONCLUSION: Maintaining certain blood uric acid level will be helpful to prevent osteoporosis in elderly type 2 diabetes.

Key words: uric acid, bone mineral density, elderly, type 2 diabetes

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