The Protective Effects of Increasing Serum Uric Acid Level on Development of Metabolic Syndrome
- Author:
Tae Yang YU
1
;
Sang Man JIN
;
Jae Hwan JEE
;
Ji Cheol BAE
;
Moon Kyu LEE
;
Jae Hyeon KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords: Longitudinal studies; Metabolic syndrome; Uric acid
- MeSH: Blood Pressure; Body Mass Index; Cholesterol, HDL; Cholesterol, LDL; Diagnosis; Fasting; Female; Glomerular Filtration Rate; Glucose; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Proportional Hazards Models; Smoke; Smoking; Triglycerides; Uric Acid
- From:Diabetes & Metabolism Journal 2019;43(4):504-520
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: BACKGROUND: It has not been determined whether changes in serum uric acid (SUA) level are associated with incident metabolic syndrome (MetS). The aim of the current study was to investigate the relationship between changes in SUA level and development of MetS in a large number of subjects. METHODS: In total, 13,057 subjects participating in a medical health check-up program without a diagnosis of MetS at baseline were enrolled. Cox proportional hazards models were used to test the independent association of percent changes in SUA level with development of MetS. RESULTS: After adjustment for age, systolic blood pressure, body mass index, fat-free mass (%), estimated glomerular filtration rate, smoking status, fasting glucose, triglyceride, low density lipoprotein cholesterol, high density lipoprotein cholesterol, and baseline SUA levels, the hazard ratios (HRs) (95% confidence intervals [CIs]) for incident MetS in the second, third, and fourth quartiles compared to the first quartile of percent change in SUA level were 1.055 (0.936 to 1.190), 0.927 (0.818 to 1.050), and 0.807 (0.707 to 0.922) in male (P for trend <0.001) and 1.000 (0.843 to 1.186), 0.744 (0.615 to 0.900), and 0.684 (0.557 to 0.840) in female (P for trend <0.001), respectively. As a continuous variable in the fully-adjusted model, each one-standard deviation increase in percent change in SUA level was associated with an HR (95% CI) for incident MetS of 0.944 (0.906 to 0.982) in male (P=0.005) and 0.851 (0.801 to 0.905) in female (P<0.001). CONCLUSION: The current study demonstrated that increasing SUA level independently protected against the development of MetS, suggesting a possible role of SUA as an antioxidant in the pathogenesis of incident MetS.
