Aim/Background: Serum uric acid is an end product of purine catabolism. The relationship between the serum uric acid adenosine deaminase, lipid profile and oxidative stress in type 2 diabetes mellitus was studied to evaluate its role as one of the risk factor for coronary artery disease. Methods: The serum uric acid level in type 2 diabetes mellitus was compared with controls. The correlation between serum uric acid with adenosine deaminase (ADA), parameters of oxidative stress and serum lipids was also evaluated. Results: We observed serum uric acid level (5.74±0.49) mg/dl is significantly (p
Key words: Uric acid, Malondialdehyde, Total antioxidant capacity, Low density lipoprotein, High density lipoprotein, Cholesterol.
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