Hyperuricaemia and its related factors in Taiwanese middle-aged adults.
This study used data collected in Chung-Hsing Village to evaluate the relationship between hyperuricaemia and cardiovascular risk factors inTaiwanese middle-aged adults in May 1998. All of the government employees working at theTaiwan Provincial Government in Chung-Hsing Village aged 40-64 years were candidates for this study. Only 708 volunteers underwent blood tests. To study the significant related factors of hyperuricaemia, the t-test, chi2 analysis and multivariate logistic regression were used. The results showed that the significant related factors of hyperuricaemia are sex, obesity, hypertriglyceridaemia and renal function impairment. Hyperuricaemia is more common in middle-aged men than in middle-aged women. It is important to determine serum uric acid values if obesity, hypertriglyceridaemia or renal function impairment are apparent.
Lai
Shih-Wei
SW
Department of Community Medicine, China Medical College Hospital, Taichung City, Taiwan.
Li
Tsai-Chung
TC
Ng
Kim-Choy
KC
D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D013624:Taiwan / Q000208:ethnology; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000097:blood
D014527:Uric Acid