title: Hereditary and environmental factors influencing on the serum uric acid throughout ten years population study in Japan.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D014527:Uric Acid