SOST and diabetes mellitus: Non-survivors were older (68.6 ± 11.1 vs. 61.6 ± 11.1 years, p = 0.009), had a higher prevalence of diabetes (51.85 vs. 24.56%, p = 0.014), and showed higher CIMT (1.51 ± 0.40 vs. 1.27 ± 0.37 mm, p = 0.011), higher sclerostin levels (217.30 vs. 152.34 pmol/L, p = 0.042), and lower uric acid amounts (361.93 ± 60.30 μmol/L vs. 406.65 ± 91.25 μmol/L, p = 0.023), compared with survivors (Table 2).