title: [A community-based case-control study on risk factors of hyperuricemia among residents in the community].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the risk factors of hyperuricemia among residents aged >/= 20 years.
  
  
  METHODS
  A community based case-control study was conducted in 286 patients with 858 controls without hyperuricemia. Available data were analyzed by mono-factorial and multi-factorial logistic regression methods using SPSS 10.0 software.
  
  
  RESULTS
  17 factors related to exposure were identified for hyperuricemia the mono-factorial analysis when; five factors were selected through multiple factoral logistic regression model at P = 0.05 level. The risk factors on hyperuricemia were: hypertriglyceridemia (OR = 3.069), alcohol consumption (OR = 2.032), obesity (OR = 1.802), taste of spicy food (OR = 1.877) and hyperglycemia (OR = 1.622).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Hyperuricemia is a disease associated with environment and style-life. Changing lifestyle, such as decreasing alcohol consumption and adopting proper structure of diet may prevent or decrease the chance of getting hyperuricemia and gout.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Physiology, Xuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou 221002, China.
authors.forename: Ji-Hong
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Shao
authors.forename: Hong-Bing
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Bao-Qing
authors.initials: BQ
authors.lastname: Mo
authors.forename: Yao-Chu
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D004032:Diet; D005260:Female; D006073:Gout / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D033461:Hyperuricemia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008019:Life Style; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012494:Sampling Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires