Hereditary and environmental factors influencing on the serum uric acid throughout ten years population study in Japan.
1. The age and sex distribution of the SUA of the Japanes people was the same as of the Caucasians. 2. The prevalence of gout was 0.4% of all the subjects, in adult male it was 1.2% and 76.4% in hyperuricemia above 10.0 mg/dl. 3. The incidence of a year throughout this population study was 0.02% per population. 4. Serum creatinine, body weight, height, age, urea-N, blood pressure and alcohol intake were strongly associated with SUA respectively. 5. Correlation analysis of SUA in familiar members showed the strong correlation between mother and son.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004777:Environment; D005260:Female; D006073:Gout / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000097:blood*
D014527:Uric Acid