ACE and diabetes mellitus: Participants with higher uric acid levels were more likely to be male, had a higher prevalence of diabetes (DM) (p = 0.002), and tended to take more uric acid-altering medications, including thiazide or loop diuretics, angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), allopurinol, and febuxostat medications (Table 1).