Hyperuricemia and risk of increased arterial stiffness in healthy women based on health screening in Korean population.

ABSTRACT: Hyperuricemia is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and is associated with increased arterial stiffness in high-risk populations. However, given the possible sex-related differences in the prevalence of hyperuricemia, the association between elevated serum uric acid (SUA) level and increased arterial stiffness has yielded conflicting results. We investigated the relationship between SUA and arterial stiffness in asymptomatic healthy subjects who underwent a health examination. Subjects who underwent a comprehensive health examination were enrolled. After exclusion of extensive confounding factors, 2,704 healthy subjects with coronary calcium score < 100 were evaluated in the final analysis. All subjects underwent brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) to detect arterial stiffness

SUBMITTER: Choi HY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5493403 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature