PMID- 31281547 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20191210 LR - 20220409 IS - 1875-8630 (Electronic) IS - 0278-0240 (Print) IS - 0278-0240 (Linking) VI - 2019 DP - 2019 TI - Serum Uric Acid Is Independently Associated with Risk of Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea Syndrome in Chinese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes. PG - 4578327 LID - 10.1155/2019/4578327 [doi] LID - 4578327 AB - PURPOSE: We aimed to investigate the association between serum uric acid (SUA) levels and obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) in patients with type 2 diabetes. METHODS: A cross-sectional study of 212 type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients was conducted in Xiamen, China. All patients underwent polysomnography (PSG) recordings for OSAHS diagnosis. Patients were grouped according to the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) as mild (5-14.9), moderate (15-29.9), and severe (>==30) OSAHS. Patients with AHI