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Therefore, this study aimed to analyze the relationship between pre-pregnancy SUA as well as SUA to serum creatinine (SCr) ratio and GDM in women undergoing ART.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>This retrospective cohort study was carried out at the Reproductive and Genetic Hospital of CITIC-Xiangya in Changsha, Hunan, China, and included 1027 women who underwent their first ART treatment between 2017 and 2018. SUA levels were measured during the baseline visit prior to any ART procedures, and GDM incidence was recorded based on screening results from the oral glucose tolerance test.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>GDM was diagnosed in 172 (16.7%) of the 1027 patients. When comparing SUA quintiles, significant differences were observed in GDM incidence, and several other parameters (including pre-pregnancy weight, BMI, blood glucose, blood pressure, SCr, lipid parameters, anti-M\u00fcllarian Hormone, follicle stimulating hormone, and testosterone). SUA was independently associated with GDM incidence after adjusting for potential confounding factors in multivariate analysis (OR 1.004, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.003). 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