Abstract
Objective :To explore the prevalence of hyperuricemia in diabetes mellitus patients.Design : Eighty diabetic patients attended diabetic clinic center at teaching hospital in Najaf city between February and June 2006 were evaluated to explore the prevalence of hyperuricemia , thirty of them ( group A ) had joint problems and fifty of them (group B) did not.Result:Ten patients (33%) from group A had hyperuricemia versus one (2%) from group B.Conclusion:Data from observation study suggest that there is correlation between joint problems and high serum uric acid in diabetes mellitus .
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Article
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Hessein, Mohammed abdul
(2026)
"Prevalence of hyperuricemia in diabetes mellitus,"
Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal: Vol. 3:
Iss.
4, Article 11.
DOI: 10.28922/qmj.2007.3.4.119-127
Available at:
https://qmj.researchcommons.org/journal/vol3/iss4/11
First Page
119
Last Page
127
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