KDR and type 2 diabetes mellitus: SUA levels positively correlated with NYHA functional class (r=0.612; P<0.001); T2DM (r=0.462; P<0.001), NT-pro-BNP (r=0.612; P<0.001), diuretics (r = 0.37, P<0.01), body mass index (r= 0.34, P<0.05), hyperlipidemia (r= 0.32, P<0.05), age (r= 0.30, P<0.01), male gender (r= 0.29, P<0.05), and inversely correlated with eGFR (r= -0.476; P=0.002), LVEF (r= -0.42; P=0.001), CD45+CD34+ MPCs (r= -0.388; P=0.001); CD45-CD34+ MPCs (r= -0.41; P=0.001); CD14+CD309+ MPCs (r= -0.397; P=0.001); CD14+CD309+Tie2+ MPCs (r= -0.442; P=0.001).