Association between Sitting Time and Hyperuricemia in Korean Adults: Results from the 2016– 2018 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
10.21215/kjfp.2020.10.6.469
- Author:
Joo Yeon KIM
1
;
Ga Eun NAM
;
Youn HUH
;
Yu Sun HER
;
Chan Mi PARK
;
Wonsock KIM
;
Yang-Hyun KIM
;
Kyung-Hwan CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Family Medicine, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Publication Type:Original Article
- From:
Korean Journal of Family Practice
2020;10(6):469-473
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Background:Recent studies have indicated that hyperuricemia is associated with metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular diseases. We aimed to examine the association between sitting time and hyperuricemia in Korean adults.
Methods:This study included 16,535 adults aged ≥19 years who participated in the 2016–2018 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Hyperuricemia was defined as a serum uric acid level of ≥7.0 mg/dL in men and ≥6.0 mg/dL in women. The odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals of hyperuricemia according to sitting time were calculated using a multivariable logistic regression analysis.
Results:The mean serum uric acid levels were significantly higher in participants with sitting times of ≥5 hours/day than those with sitting times of <5 hours/day in total participants, males, and females. The proportion of hyperuricemia was also significantly higher in participants with sitting times of ≥5 hours/day than those with sitting times of <5 hours/day in the total participants and males. Before and after adjusting for confounding variables, sitting times of ≥5 hours/day were associated with increased odds of hyperuricemia as compared with sitting times of <5 hours/day in total participants.
Conclusion:Our findings suggest that longer sitting time is associated with risk of hyperuricemia, and sitting time is an independent factor for hyperuricemia in Korean adults.
