The mean serum uric acid level measured at baseline was 323.7 micromol/L (range, 107 to 756 micromol/L). Among the participants, 462 developed diabetes during a mean follow-up of 10.1 years.

• 调查中，研究人员所用的数据来自鹿特丹的研究，是大群体的前瞻性队列研究，4536名受试者年龄在55岁以上，均没有糖尿病。