The Effect of Serum Uric Acid in Generating Idiopathic Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
- Author:
Seong Hae JEONG
1
;
Ji Soo KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Uric acid;
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
- MeSH:
Dizziness;
Female;
Humans;
Hyperphosphatemia;
Logistic Models;
Male;
Risk Factors;
Smoke;
Smoking;
Uric Acid;
Vertigo
- From:Journal of the Korean Balance Society
2010;9(1):27-31
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The causative role of serum uric acid has been controversial in Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). The aim of this study was vto determine the role of serum uric acid in developing idiopathic BPPV. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We recruited 168 consecutive patients with a confirmed diagnosis of idiopathic BPPV. The patients comprised 116 women (age range: 29~70 years, mean+/-SD: 55.8+/-9.7 years) and 52 men (age range: 32~70 years, mean+/-SD: 55.2+/-10.9 years). The serum uric acid levels of the patients were compared with those of 194 controls (age range: 20~70 years, mean+/-SD: 55.5+/-7.8 years) without a history of dizziness. RESULTS: The serum uric acid levels were decreased in patients with BPPV compared with those in normal controls (4.8+/-1.3 vs 5.3+/-1.3, p=0.001). However, multiple logistic regression analyses adjusted for age, sex, alcohol, smoking, hyperphosphatemia and osteopenia/osteoporosis did not demonstrate that the hypouricemia is an independent risk factor for BPPV. CONCLUSION: This study suggests that serum uric acid level is not a risk factor for developing idiopathic BPPV.
