title: [Influence of dietary habits and body weight on blood uric acid in the elderly].
abstract: Influence of dietary habits, body weight on blood uric acid was studied in 416 elderly people. The result showed that level of blood uric acid in the people who had habits of drinking alcohol, tea and taking hot foods was higher than that who never had those habits (P < 0.05 or 0.01). It also showed that level of blood uric acid was significantly increased in the over-weight or obesity people (P < 0.05). The hyperuricemia incidence in the over-weight or obesity people is 27.4 per cent, and it is 2 times and 3.4 times of the people with ideal weight and weak-weight, respectively. It is suggested that the patients with gout or hyperuricemia give up drinking alcohol, tea and taking hot foods for their health. Reducing body weight is one of the effective measures to prevent and treat gout or hyperuricemia in the elderly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition, Second Affiliated Hospital, Hunan Medical University, Changsha.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Xia
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D001835:Body Weight; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013662:Tea; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D013662:Tea; D014527:Uric Acid