Association of serum uric acid, morning home blood pressure and cardiovascular risk factors in a population with previous prehypertension: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To observe the changes in blood pressure (BP) over 10 years and to investigate current BP association to serum uric acid (SUA) levels and cardiovascular risk factors in the epidemiological data of a target group of patients with prehypertension in 2007.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

Mlati Subdistrict, Sleman District, Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia.

Participants

A total of 733 patients from 'Mlati Study Database' in 2007 were selected by simple random sampling using statistical software. Subjects had both physical and laboratory examinations.

Outcome measures

Morning home BP and laboratory examination of urine (uric acid excretion and creatinine) and blood samples (SUA, blood urea nitrogen, creatinine, a lipid profile and fasting blood

SUBMITTER: Bawazier LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7482459 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature