Characteristics of hyperuricemia in older adults in China and possible associations with sarcopenia.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the characteristics and epidemiology of hyperuricemia in older adults in China and evaluate possible associations between hyperuricemia and sarcopenia.

Methods

Three hundred and eighty-eight study subjects (>60 years old) meeting the inclusion criteria received blood tests and standardized examinations for bone mineral density, muscle mass, muscle strength, and physical performance. Data including demographic and clinical characteristic and comorbidity were also collected. All data were analyzed retrospectively.

Results

In the study population, higher uric acid levels were significantly correlated with higher muscle mass, grip strength, and bone density, but were unrelated to physical performance. When uric aci

SUBMITTER: Xu ZR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6880708 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature