Abstract:Objective To explore the diagnostic value of the combined detection of Nrf2 and 8-OHdG in diabetic kidney disease (DKD) complicated by hyperuricemia in the Xiangxi region.Methods A prospective investigation was carried out on 92 DKD patients admitted to the Fenghuang County Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine from September 2024 to August 2025. Based on the presence or absence of hyperuricemia, the patients were divided into an observation group (DKD complicated by hyperuricemia) and a control group (simple DKD), with 46 cases in each group. Glucose metabolism indices [fasting plasma glucose (FPG), 2-hour post-prandial plasma glucose (2hPG), glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) ], estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), and oxidative stress indices [superoxide dismutase (SOD), malondialdehyde (MDA), 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8-OHdG), nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) ] were compared between the two groups. A multivariate general Logistic regression model was established to analyze the influencing factors of DKD complicated by hyperuricemia. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was plotted to assess the diagnostic efficacy of oxidative stress indices for DKD complicated by hyperuricemia.Results No statistically significant differences were observed in FPG, 2hPG, or HbA1c between the two groups (all P 0.05). The eGFR in the control group was higher than that in the observation group (P 0.05). The levels of SOD and Nrf2 in the control group were higher than those in the observation group (both P 0.05), while the levels of MDA and 8-OHdG were lower than those in the observation group (both P 0.05). Multivariate general Logistic regression analysis showed that elevated 8-OHdG and decreased Nrf2 were risk factors for DKD-hyperuricemia (both P 0.05), whereas elevated eGFR was a protective factor for DKD complicated by hyperuricemia (P 0.05). ROC curve analysis revealed that the combined detection of eGFR, Nrf2, and 8-OHdG had the highest area under the curve (AUC) and specificity, which were 0.880 (95% CI: 0.812, 0.949) and 91.3% (95% CI: 0.823, 0.980), respectively, with the maximum Youden index of 0.674. eGFR exhibited the highest sensitivity of 90.7% (95% CI: 0.815, 0.977).Conclusion eGFR, Nrf2, and 8-OHdG serve as crucial indicators for assessing disease status; combined testing of these three markers significantly enhances diagnostic accuracy. Monitoring and intervention strategies targeting Nrf2 and 8-OHdG hold promise for offering a novel direction to optimize therapeutic regimens for DKD complicated by hyperuricemia.