Elevated serum uric acid levels in metabolic syndrome: an active component or an innocent bystander?

Metabolism ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 55 (10) ◽  
pp. 1293-1301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sofia G. Tsouli ◽  
Evangelos N. Liberopoulos ◽  
Dimitri P. Mikhailidis ◽  
Vasilios G. Athyros ◽  
Moses S. Elisaf
2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Li ◽  
Qifa Song ◽  
Xi Yang

The overweight and obese population experiences a higher occurrence of both hyperuricemia and metabolic syndrome. The present study was to explore the relationship between serum uric acid and metabolic syndrome-related risk factors among 409 obese Chinese adults (254 women and 155 men) with >24 kg/m2 BMI. Based on sex-specific reference ranges, 233 (57%) patients showed elevated serum uric acid. A total of 15 attributes were selected to assess the associations between elevated serum uric acid and components of metabolic syndrome, including serum uric acid, total cholesterol, HDL-C, LDL-C, triglyceride, systolic blood pressure, fasting blood glucose, glycosylated hemoglobin, HOMA-IR, alanine aminotransferase, creatinine, urine microalbumin, muscle mass amount, BMI, and age. Among the participants stratified into three groups of grade I, grade II, and grade III obesity, as well as among the participants stratified into male and female groups, univariate correlation analysis identified a negative association (P<0.01) for age, positive associations (P<0.01) for BMI, muscle mass, alanine aminotransferase, and creatinine. The stepwise multivariate logistic regression proved similar associations for age, BMI, creatinine, and alanine aminotransferase. No significant associations were testified between serum uric acid levels and cholesterol, HDL-C, LDL-C, triglyceride, fasting blood glucose, glycosylated hemoglobin, HOMA-IR, and urine microalbumin. Factor analysis illustrated that 15 attributes could be grouped into two common factors and five individual factors. A common underlying factor was identified among uric acid, muscle mass, creatinine, alanine aminotransferase, and BMI. The results indicate that serum uric acid has no apparent association with metabolic syndromes that are commonly characterized by hypertension, dyslipidemia, and T2DM.


2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Zhang ◽  
Liu Liu ◽  
Xiaoying Sun ◽  
Hongjin Li ◽  
Yifei Wang ◽  
...  

Background: Our earlier meta-analysis showed that the correlation between psoriasis and hyperuricemia might be region-dependent and that hyperuricemia was more common in patients with psoriasis in Western Europe. However, no further analysis could be conducted owing to the scarcity of data.Objective: Our study aimed to further explore the association between psoriasis and hyperuricemia.Methods: Six databases (PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, the China National Knowledge Infrastructure database, the Chinese Scientific Journals Full Text Database, and the Wanfang Data Knowledge Service Platform) were searched for studies published between January 1980 and February 2021.Results: The search strategy yielded 291 relevant studies, of which 27 observational studies were included in this analysis. Serum uric acid (SUA) levels (mean difference [MD] 0.99, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.48–1.49, P = 0.0001) and hyperuricemia frequency (odds ratio [OR] 5.39, 95% CI 1.88–15.40, P = 0.002) were higher in the psoriasis group than in the control group, and the subgroup differences were significant. In addition, SUA levels were significantly higher in patients with moderate to severe psoriasis from European and American countries (MD 0.89, 95% CI 0.18–1.60, P = 0.01) and Southeast Asia (MD 1.79, 95% CI 0.55–3.02, P = 0.004), while no significant differences were found between the Middle East subgroup (MD 0.63, 95% CI −0.33 to 1.59, P = 0.20). Similar results were obtained from the meta-analysis of SUA levels in patients with metabolic syndrome, obesity, or a special type of psoriasis (such as arthritic or erythrodermic psoriasis).Conclusions: Our meta-analysis study provides extended data regarding the correlation between psoriasis and hyperuricemia and the differences in SUA levels between psoriasis patients and controls in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and European and American countries. Patients with moderate to severe psoriasis in European and American countries and Southeast Asia or those with metabolic syndrome and obesity were more likely to have higher uric acid levels.Systematic Review Registration: PROSPERO, identifier: CRD42014015091.


2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 268-272
Author(s):  
Tulika Kumari ◽  
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Shyam Chand Choudhary ◽  
Kauser Usman ◽  
K.K. Sawlani ◽  
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Metabolism ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 116 ◽  
pp. 154669
Author(s):  
Brenda Galindo Yllu ◽  
Ricardo Rojas Humpire ◽  
Carlos Toro Huamanchumo ◽  
Rosmery Gutierrez Ajañlcriña ◽  
Anderson Soriano Moreno

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaofei Zhou ◽  
Bowei Zhang ◽  
Xiuli Zhao ◽  
Yongxi Lin ◽  
Jin Wang ◽  
...  

Hyperuricemia (HUA) is induced by abnormal purine metabolism and elevated serum uric acid (UA) concentrations, and it is often accompanied by inflammatory responses and intestinal disorders. This study aims to...


Author(s):  
Menglin Jiang ◽  
Dandan Gong ◽  
Yu Fan

AbstractElevated serum uric acid (SUA) levels may increase the risk of prehypertension. However, the findings from these studies remain conflicting. The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between SUA levels and risk of prehypertension by conducting a meta-analysis. We conducted a comprehensive literature search of PubMed, Embase, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, VIP, and the Wangfang database without language restrictions through May 2015. Observational studies assessing the relationship between SUA levels and prevalence of prehypertension were included. Pooled adjust odds ratio (OR) and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CI) of prehypertension were calculated for the highest vs. lowest SUA levels. Prehypertension was defined as systolic blood pressure (BP) ranging from 120 to 139 mmHg or diastolic BP ranging from 80 to 89 mmHg. Eight cross-sectional studies with a total of 21,832 prehypertensive individuals were included. Meta-analysis showed that elevated SUA levels were associated with increased risk of prehypertension (OR: 1.84; 95% CI: 1.42–2.38) comparing the highest vs. lowest level of SUA levels. Subgroup analyses showed that elevated SUA levels significantly increased the risk of prehypertension among men (OR: 1.60; 95% CI: 1.12–2.21) and women (OR: 1.59; 95% CI: 1.17–2.16). Elevated SUA levels are positively associated with the risk of prehypertension in the general population. However, more well-designed longitudinal studies are needed before a definitive conclusion can be drawn due to the cross-sectional studies included are susceptible to bias.


2015 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 202-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hellen Abreu da Silva ◽  
Júlia Cristina Cardoso Carraro ◽  
Josefina Bressan ◽  
Helen Hermana Miranda Hermsdorff

Objective To identify possible relations between serum uric acid levels and metabolic syndrome and its components in a population with cardiometabolic risk. Methods This cross-sectional study included 80 subjects (46 women), with mean age of 48±16 years, seen at the Cardiovascular Health Program. Results The prevalence of hyperuricemia and metabolic syndrome was 6.3% and 47.1%, respectively. Uric acid level was significantly higher in individuals with metabolic syndrome (5.1±1.6mg/dL), as compared to those with no syndrome or with pre-syndrome (3.9±1.2 and 4.1±1.3mg/dL, respectively; p<0.05). The uric acid levels were significantly higher in men presenting abdominal obesity, and among women with abdominal obesity, lower HDL-c levels and higher blood pressure (p<0.05). Conclusion Uric acid concentrations were positively related to the occurrence of metabolic syndrome and its components, and there were differences between genders. Our results indicate serum uric acid as a potential biomarker for patients with cardiometabolic risk.


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