Associations of serum uric acid with cardiovascular disease risk factors: a retrospective cohort study in southeastern China.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the associations between serum uric acid (SUA) levels and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, focusing on potential sex-specific differences.

Design

A retrospective cohort study.

Setting

A large community-based survey was conducted every two years from 2010 to 2018 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, outheastern China.

Participants

6119 participants aged 40 years and above who underwent at least three times of physical examinations were enrolled.

Methods

Participants were categorised into four groups (Q1-Q4) based on baseline SUA quartiles within the normal range, with hyperuricaemia (HUA) as the fifth group. The Q1 was the reference. By stratifying participants by gender, the relationships between SUA levels and systolic blood p

SUBMITTER: Luo Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10537982 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature