Uric acid to albumin ratio is a novel predictive marker for all-cause and cardiovascular death in diabetic patients: a prospective cohort study

BackgroundDiabetes is one of the leading causes of death with an increasing prevalence worldwide. Diabetes-related premature mortality is largely preventable and reversible if identified and managed early. Accordingly, we intend to investigate the predictive value of uric acid to albumin ratio (UAR)...

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Main Authors: Shengnan Chen, Ming Zhang, Shouye Hu, Xiaolong Shao, Lin Liu, Zhi Yang, Kai Nan
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2024.1388731/full
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Ming Zhang
Shouye Hu
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Lin Liu
Zhi Yang
Kai Nan
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Lin Liu
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Kai Nan
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description BackgroundDiabetes is one of the leading causes of death with an increasing prevalence worldwide. Diabetes-related premature mortality is largely preventable and reversible if identified and managed early. Accordingly, we intend to investigate the predictive value of uric acid to albumin ratio (UAR) for all-cause and cardiovascular death in diabetic patients.MethodsUnivariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses were performed to identify risk factors for all-cause death of diabetic patients. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves and nomogram model were used to evaluate the predictive ability of variables. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis was used to display the progression risks of diabetic patients.ResultsA total of 804 diabetic patients were enrolled in the study. During the 5-year follow-up, all-cause death was found in 80 participants (9.95%) and cardiovascular death was found in 24 participants (2.99%). Age, UAR, and hsCRP were independent risk factors for all-cause death in diabetic patients after adjusting for potential confounding factors. Age and UAR had good predictive value for 1-, 3-, and 5-year all-cause death in diabetic patients, and the combination of UAR and age had the highest predictive value. An easy and intuitive prognostic nomogram model with good predictive accuracy was constructed based on age and UAR. Patients in higher quantiles of age and UAR had more rapid progression to all-cause death and higher mortality risk than patients in the lower quantiles. UAR also had good predictive value for cardiovascular death in diabetic patients.ConclusionsUAR may be a simple, cost-effective, and reliable predictive marker for all-cause and cardiovascular death in U.S. diabetic patients. The clinical utility of UAR and nomogram based on age and UAR can help physicians identify individuals at higher risk and therefore promote prevention strategies.
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spelling doaj-art-c28adeba4a7f4c75b6f0e0ca408f5e232025-01-22T05:19:22ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Endocrinology1664-23922025-01-011510.3389/fendo.2024.13887311388731Uric acid to albumin ratio is a novel predictive marker for all-cause and cardiovascular death in diabetic patients: a prospective cohort studyShengnan Chen0Shengnan Chen1Ming Zhang2Shouye Hu3Xiaolong Shao4Lin Liu5Zhi Yang6Kai Nan7Department of Joint Surgery, HongHui Hospital, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, ChinaMedical Department of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, ChinaDepartment of General Practice, HongHui Hospital, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, ChinaDepartment of Joint Surgery, HongHui Hospital, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, ChinaDepartment of Joint Surgery, HongHui Hospital, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, ChinaDepartment of Joint Surgery, HongHui Hospital, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, ChinaDepartment of Joint Surgery, HongHui Hospital, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, ChinaDepartment of Joint Surgery, HongHui Hospital, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, ChinaBackgroundDiabetes is one of the leading causes of death with an increasing prevalence worldwide. Diabetes-related premature mortality is largely preventable and reversible if identified and managed early. Accordingly, we intend to investigate the predictive value of uric acid to albumin ratio (UAR) for all-cause and cardiovascular death in diabetic patients.MethodsUnivariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses were performed to identify risk factors for all-cause death of diabetic patients. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves and nomogram model were used to evaluate the predictive ability of variables. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis was used to display the progression risks of diabetic patients.ResultsA total of 804 diabetic patients were enrolled in the study. During the 5-year follow-up, all-cause death was found in 80 participants (9.95%) and cardiovascular death was found in 24 participants (2.99%). Age, UAR, and hsCRP were independent risk factors for all-cause death in diabetic patients after adjusting for potential confounding factors. Age and UAR had good predictive value for 1-, 3-, and 5-year all-cause death in diabetic patients, and the combination of UAR and age had the highest predictive value. An easy and intuitive prognostic nomogram model with good predictive accuracy was constructed based on age and UAR. Patients in higher quantiles of age and UAR had more rapid progression to all-cause death and higher mortality risk than patients in the lower quantiles. UAR also had good predictive value for cardiovascular death in diabetic patients.ConclusionsUAR may be a simple, cost-effective, and reliable predictive marker for all-cause and cardiovascular death in U.S. diabetic patients. The clinical utility of UAR and nomogram based on age and UAR can help physicians identify individuals at higher risk and therefore promote prevention strategies.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2024.1388731/fulldiabetesall-cause deathcardiovascular deathuric acid to albumin rationomogram model
spellingShingle Shengnan Chen
Shengnan Chen
Ming Zhang
Shouye Hu
Xiaolong Shao
Lin Liu
Zhi Yang
Kai Nan
Uric acid to albumin ratio is a novel predictive marker for all-cause and cardiovascular death in diabetic patients: a prospective cohort study
Frontiers in Endocrinology
diabetes
all-cause death
cardiovascular death
uric acid to albumin ratio
nomogram model
title Uric acid to albumin ratio is a novel predictive marker for all-cause and cardiovascular death in diabetic patients: a prospective cohort study
title_full Uric acid to albumin ratio is a novel predictive marker for all-cause and cardiovascular death in diabetic patients: a prospective cohort study
title_fullStr Uric acid to albumin ratio is a novel predictive marker for all-cause and cardiovascular death in diabetic patients: a prospective cohort study
title_full_unstemmed Uric acid to albumin ratio is a novel predictive marker for all-cause and cardiovascular death in diabetic patients: a prospective cohort study
title_short Uric acid to albumin ratio is a novel predictive marker for all-cause and cardiovascular death in diabetic patients: a prospective cohort study
title_sort uric acid to albumin ratio is a novel predictive marker for all cause and cardiovascular death in diabetic patients a prospective cohort study
topic diabetes
all-cause death
cardiovascular death
uric acid to albumin ratio
nomogram model
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2024.1388731/full
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