title: Assessment of a possible link between hyperhomocysteinemia and hyperuricemia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Hyperhomocysteinemia and hyperuricemia are both considered risk factors for coronary artery disease. However, the relationship between the 2 has not yet been thoroughly investigated. This study aimed to evaluate this relationship more closely.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study is a retrospective cross-sectional analysis of data from a screening center in Israel assessing 16,477 subjects, within an age range of 20 to 80 years.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean age of the study sample was 46 years, and 68% were males. Hyperuricemia was found in 24.9% and 14.6% of subjects with elevated and normal homocysteine serum levels, respectively (P < 0.001). A positive association was found between homocysteine serum levels and uric acid serum levels. Compared with subjects with normal homocysteine serum levels, those with hyperhomocysteinemia had an odds ratio (OR) for hyperuricemia of 1.7 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.5-1.9) and 1.6 (95% CI, 1.1-2.5) for males and females, respectively. After multivariate adjustment for age, hypertension, body mass index, estimated glomerular filtration rate, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and thiazide use, the association remained significant in males (OR, 1.5; 95% CI, 1.3-1.7; P < 0.001) but not in females (OR, 0.9; 95% CI, 0.6-1.6; P = 0.82).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This large cohort showed a significant association between hyperhomocysteinemia and hyperuricemia. Sex differences were observed. This study suggests that accelerated atherosclerosis may be a consequence of the combined effect of these 2 factors.
authors: From the *Department of Medicine F. Recanati, and †Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petah Tikva; ‡Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv; and §Recanati Center for Preventive Medicine, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petah Tikva, Israel.
authors: Eytan
authors: E
authors: Cohen
authors: Amos
authors: A
authors: Levi
authors: Susan E
authors: SE
authors: Vecht-Lifshitz
authors: Elad
authors: E
authors: Goldberg
authors: Moshe
authors: M
authors: Garty
authors: Ilan
authors: I
authors: Krause
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006710:Homocysteine / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D020138:Hyperhomocysteinemia / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications*; D033461:Hyperuricemia / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000097:blood; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D006710:Homocysteine; D014527:Uric Acid