Serum Uric Acid and Ischemic Stroke in Patients with Essential Hypertension
- VernacularTitle:原发性高血压患者血尿酸与缺血性脑卒中的关系
- Author:
Xueli LU
;
Huilan LIU
;
Zhiping GUO
;
Jinxiu LIN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Essential hypertension;
Serum uric acid;
Ischemic stroke
- From:
Chinese Journal of Hypertension
2007;0(04):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Background Whether serum uric acid are related with ischemic stroke in essential hypertension (EH) is controversial. Objective To delineate the relationship between serum uric acid and ischemic stroke in EH. Methods A retrospective study was conducted in a cohort of 729 EH patients. Patients were classified into four groups according to serum uric acid level. The odds ratio for ischemic stroke was calculated with the lowest quartile as the reference. Results The prevalence of ischemic stroke in EH with quartile 4 of uric acid was higher than that in EH with quartile 1(37.9% vs 17.6%,P
