title: Association between serum uric acid levels and cardiovascular risk among university workers from the State of Mexico: a nested case-control study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Recent evidence suggests that serum uric acid (SUA) can be an inexpensive and easy-to-obtain indicator of cardiovascular risk (CR). This is especially important in developing countries with high prevalence of cardiovascular disease. We examined the association between SUA levels and 10-year global CR among university workers from the State of Mexico, Mexico.
  
  
  METHODS
  A case-control study nested within a cohort was conducted between 2004 and 2006. Anthropometric measures, lifestyle variables, family background and CR factors were assessed. The analysis estimated odds ratios using conditional logistic regression.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The study included 319 cases with CR and 638 controls. Subjects in the upper tertile of SUA had 48.0% higher odds of having an elevated CR than those in the lower tertile (OR = 1.48, 95% CI: 1.04-2.10) in the crude analysis, but the association was non-significant when adjusting for other covariates. Among physically inactive individuals, being in the third tertile of SUA doubled the odds of high CR, compared with those who perform physical activity three or more hours per week being in the first tertile of SUA (OR = 2.35, 95% CI: 1.24-4.45).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Serum concentration of uric acid is associated with 10-year global CR among individuals with high levels of physical inactivity.
authors: Centro de Investigación en Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Toluca, México. pcereceroa@uaemex.mx
authors: Patricia
authors: P
authors: Cerecero
authors: Bernardo
authors: B
authors: Hernández-Prado
authors: Edgar
authors: E
authors: Denova
authors: Roxana
authors: R
authors: Valdés
authors: Gilberto
authors: G
authors: Vázquez
authors: Eneida
authors: E
authors: Camarillo
authors: Gerardo
authors: G
authors: Huitrón
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D015331:Cohort Studies; D015986:Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic; D005260:Female; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style / Q000208:ethnology; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D012307:Risk Factors; D014495:Universities; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000097:blood*; D000078329:Workforce
chemical_list: D014527:Uric Acid; D002784:Cholesterol
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