SERUM URIC ACID TO HDL CHOLESTEROL RATIO IS ASSOCIATED WITH DIABETIC CONTROL IN NEW ONSET TYPE 2 DIABETIC POPULATION/OMJER MOKRACNE KISELINE I HDL KOLESTEROLA U SERUMU POVEZAN JE S REGULACIJOM SECERNE BOLESTI U POPULACIJI BOLESNIKA S DIJABETESOM TIP 2

Since uric acid to HDL cholesterol ratio (UHR) is proposed as a novel predictor of metabolic and inflammatory disorders, we aimed to study UHR levels in patients with new onset type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and compare them to those in healthy controls. Patients with new onset T2DM were enrolled and control subjects were volunteers to participate without any established diseases. Laboratory data including UHR, fasting blood glucose (FBG) and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) were compared. The mean UHR of the T2DM and control groups was 16[+ or -]8% and 10[+ or -]3%, respectively (p