Cross-sectional association between gamma-glutamyl transferase and hyperuricaemia: the China Multi-Ethinic Cohort (CMEC) study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Several studies have demonstrated the association between gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) and hyperuricaemia, but little is known about such relation in less-developed ethnic minority regions.

Design

We cross-sectionally analysed data from the China Multi-Ethnic Cohort (Yunnan region).

Setting

Cross-sectional study.

Participants

22 020 participants aged 30-79 years from Han ethnicity, Yi ethnicity and Bai ethnicity.

Outcomes

The serum level of uric acid, GGT and other metabolic parameters were tested. Weight, height and blood pressure were measured. Smoking, drinking, ethnicity, education and medical history were obtained from questionnaires.

Results

In the crude model, compared with the lowest quintile, the second, third, fourth and f

SUBMITTER: Wang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9152940 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature