Association between serum uric acid and obesity in Chinese adults: a 9-year longitudinal data analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Hyperuricaemia has been reported to be significantly associated with risk of obesity. However, previous studies on the association between serum uric acid (SUA) and body mass index (BMI) yielded conflicting results. The present study examined the relationship between SUA and obesity among Chinese adults.

Methods

Data were collected at Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital in Guangzhou City, China, between January 2010 and December 2018. Participants with ≥2 medical check-up times were included in our analyses. Physical examinations and laboratory measurement variables were obtained from the medical check-up system. The high SUA level group was classified as participants with hyperuricaemia, and obesity was defined as BMI ≥28 kg/m². Logistic regre

SUBMITTER: Zeng J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7908911 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature