As described in previous reports,[23 (link), 24 (link)] blood glucose (BG) was measured with the hexokinase method. Triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) were determined using Mindray’s kit and biochemical detector (BS-180; Mindray, Shenzhen, China). Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) was assayed with Bio-Rad reagents. SUA was measured using the uricase– peroxidase coupling method (ROCHE COBAS 8000).