Serum uric acid concentration is associated with hypertensive retinopathy in hypertensive chinese adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This cross sectional investigation included 12,966 subjects with hypertension, a cohort of the China Stroke Primary Prevention Trial (CSPPT), a randomized, multicenter clinical trial. This study aimed to explore the correlation between serum uric acid (SUA) concentration and hypertensive retinopathy in hypertensive adults.

Methods

Diagnosis of hypertensive retinopathy was determined by non-mydriatic fundus photography and classified with Keith-Wagener-Barker (KWB) system. The correlation of SUA levels with hypertensive retinopathy prevalence and severity was assessed by statistical analysis.

Results

9848 (75.95%) subjects were diagnosed with hypertensive retinopathy with the following retinopathy grade distribution: grade 1: 58.80%, grade 2: 14.81%, and gra

SUBMITTER: Chen X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5457596 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature