title: Dose-response Relationship of Serum Uric Acid with Metabolic Syndrome and Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Incidence: A Meta-analysis of Prospective Studies.
abstract: Emerging evidence has shown that serum uric acid (SUA) elevation might cause metabolic derangements, including metabolic syndrome (MetS) and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD); however, magnitude of the risk has not been quantified. We searched PubMed, EMBASE, and ISI databases for relevant studies through 10 May 2015. Prospective studies reporting the risk of SUA elevation on the incidence of MetS/NAFLD were enrolled. Pooled HR of MetS was 1.55 (95%CI: 1.40-1.70) for the highest versus lowest SUA categories, and 1.05 (95%CI: 1.04-1.07) per incremental increased in SUA of 1 mg/dl. The pooled HR of MetS in younger women was higher than age-matched men and older women (1.17 vs. 1.05 and 1.04, respectively, P < 0.05). Individuals in the highest SUA category had a 40% greater risk of disease NAFLD occurrence. Dose-response increment of NAFLD events was 1.03 (95%CI: 1.02-1.05). A positive relationship with a linear trend for SUA elevation with MetS and NAFLD in different genders was examined by a dose-response meta-analysis (P < 0.001).SUA assay is useful in screening metabolic disorders for linear trend between its elevation and MetS/NAFLD incidence. SUA-lowering therapy is a potential strategy for preventing systemic/hepatic metabolic abnormalities.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Combined Multi-Organ Transplantation, Ministry of Public Health and Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, 310003, Zhejiang province, China.|Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou, 310003, China.|Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310003, China.
authors.forename: Zhengtao
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Women and children's hospital of Guangxi, Nanning, 530005, Guangxi province, China.
authors.forename: Shuping
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Que
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Combined Multi-Organ Transplantation, Ministry of Public Health and Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, 310003, Zhejiang province, China.|Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou, 310003, China.|Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310003, China.
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Combined Multi-Organ Transplantation, Ministry of Public Health and Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, 310003, Zhejiang province, China.|Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou, 310003, China.|Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310003, China.
authors.forename: Shusen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zheng
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033461:Hyperuricemia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D065626:Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011685:Purine Nucleotides / Q000378:metabolism; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000097:blood*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D011685:Purine Nucleotides; D014527:Uric Acid