The investigation and multivariable statistical analysis of hyperuricemia in 1500 elderly people
- VernacularTitle:老年人高尿酸血症调查及影响因素分析
- Author:
Xiangyuan LIU
;
Yulan XIAO
;
Suqin REN
;
Lijun TANG
;
Liyun ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Uric acid;
Aged;
Logistic models
- From:
Chinese Journal of Rheumatology
2001;0(05):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the prevalence and clinical features of hyperuricemia in elderly people and to analyze the influencing factors of hyperuricemia in elderly people. Methods Serum uric acid (SUA) levels in 1500 elderly people were examined by the uricase-peroxidase enzymatic method .Clinical parameters of hyperuricemia group and normal SUA group were comparatively analyzed. Logistic regression was used to analyze the influencing factors of SUA in elderly people. Results In 264 out of 1500 (17.6%) the SUA level were increased. The ratio of male to female in the hyperuricemia group was 256:8. The proportion of the patients with increased SUA levels, mean level of SUA, serum urea nitrogen, serum creatinine and serum triglyceride were all increased with age. As compared with the normal SUA group, the hyperuricemia group were more prone to have adiposis hepatica (P
