Benign positional vertigo and hyperuricaemia.
OBJECTIVE
To find out if there is any association between serum uric acid level and positional vertigo.


METHODS
A prospective, case controlled study.


METHODS
A private neurological clinic.


METHODS
All patients presenting with vertigo.


RESULTS
Ninety patients were seen in this period with 78 males and 19 females. Mean age was 47 +/- 3 years (at 95% confidence level) with a standard deviation of 12.4. Their mean uric acid level was 442 +/- 16 (at 95% confidence level) with a standard deviation of 79.6 umol/l as compared to 291 +/- 17 (at 95% confidence level) with a standard deviation of 79.7 umol/l in the control group. The P-value was less than 0.001.


CONCLUSIONS
That there is a significant association between high uric acid and benign positional vertigo.
Adam
A M
AM
Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 21425-00505 Nairobi, Kenya.
D016022:Case-Control Studies; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033461:Hyperuricemia / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*; D007630:Kenya / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012016:Reference Values; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000097:blood*; D014717:Vertigo / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology*
D014527:Uric Acid