Utility of Serum Albumin for Predicting Incident Metabolic Syndrome according to Hyperuricemia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Serum albumin and uric acid have been positively linked to metabolic syndrome (MetS). However, the association of MetS incidence with the combination of uric acid and albumin levels has not been investigated. We explored the association of albumin and uric acid with the risk of incident MetS in populations divided according to the levels of these two parameters.

Methods

In this retrospective longitudinal study, 11,613 non-MetS participants were enrolled among 24,185 individuals who had undergone at least four annual check-ups between 2006 and 2012. The risk of incident MetS was analyzed according to four groups categorized by the sex-specific medians of serum albumin and uric acid.

Results

During 55,407 person-years of follow-up, 2,439 cases of MetS develop

SUBMITTER: Lee YB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6300434 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature