title: [Epidemiological study on hyperuricemia and gout in Uygur population in Turpan area of Xinjiang].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the prevalence of hyperuricemia (HUA) and gout in Uygur inhabitants in Turfan of Xinjiang.
  
  
  METHODS
  A random cluster sampling  was conducted, and 3 982 Uygur inhabitants(1 745 males and 2 237 females) aged over 14 years were investigated for prevalence of HUA and gout in  Turfan.
  
  
  RESULTS
  (1) The mean level of serum uric acid (SUA) was (284.33±88.81)μmol/L in normal Uygur males and (201.04±66.30)μmol/L in normal  Uygur females in Turfan. (2) The prevalence of HUA was 3.97%(158/3 982),in which 6.36% (111/1 745) was with males and 2.10%(47/2 237) with  females. The prevalence of gout was 0.025% (1/3 982),one gout patient was male, and the prevalence of gout in males was 0.06% (1/1 745).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The prevalence rates of HUA and gout among the Uygur population in Turfan of Xinjiang were lower than those in other districts in China.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi 830001, China. wwlj330@126.com
authors.forename: Li-jun
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Xiao-yun
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Song
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006073:Gout / Q000208:ethnology*; D006801:Humans; D033461:Hyperuricemia / Q000208:ethnology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D055815:Young Adult