Association between serum uric acid and spirometric pulmonary function in Korean adults: The 2016 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A limited number of epidemiological studies have investigated the association between serum uric acid and pulmonary function in the general population. However, the results have been inconclusive.

Objectives

This study was performed to investigate the association between serum uric acid and spirometric pulmonary function in general population.

Methods

Among the 8,150 participants who participated in the 2016 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2,901 participants were analyzed in this study. Subjects were divided into four groups according to forced vital capacity (FVC)% predicted or forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) % predicted quartiles. Participants in the lowest quartile of FVC % predicted and FEV1% predicted were compared t

SUBMITTER: Hong JW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7580900 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature