Association between uric acid levels and cardio-renal outcomes and death in patients with type 2 diabetes: A subanalysis of EMPA-REG OUTCOME.

Verma S, Ji Q, Bhatt DL, Mazer CD, Al-Omran M, Inzucchi SE, Wanner C, Ofstad AP et al.

Diabetes, obesity & metabolism, 2020

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Abstract

In the EMPA-REG OUTCOME trial, we explored the association between pre-randomization uric acid level tertile (0.05. Further investigation of these relationships is required.

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