Association between Serum Uric Acid and Cardiovascular Risk Factors among Elderly People in Taiwan

台灣地區老人之尿酸與心血管疾病危險因子相關性之研究

賴世偉(Shih-Wei Lai) ； 李采娟(Tsai-Chung Li) ； 李佳霙(Chia-Ing Li) ； 陳志強(Chee-Keong Tan) ； 黃金財(Kim-Choy Ng) ； 賴明美(Ming-May Lai) ； 劉秋松(Chiu-Shong Lin) ； 林正介(Cheng-Chieh Lin)

《The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences》 15卷12期 (1999/12) Pp. 686-690

https://doi.org/10.6452/KJMS.199912.0686

摘要

In order to understand the distribution of serum uric acid and the relation - ship between serum uric acid and the cardiovascular risk factors among elderly people , a cross-sectional study was conducted in Chung-Shing-Shin-Tseun commu- nity in Taiwan in May 1998. All individuals aged 65 and over were collected . A total of 1123 persons , out of 1774 registered residents , were contacted by face-to-face interview . The response rate was 63. 3 % . However , only 586 resPondents had blood tests and completed questionnaires . Analysis in this study was based on these 586 subjects . The mean uric acid values were 7.4±1.8 mg / dl in men and 6.3±16 mg / dl in women , respectively ( p ＜ 0.001 ) . Multivariate linear regression showed that serum uric acid was significantly correlated with sex and body mass index . SimPle correlation showed that serum uric acid was significantly correlated with diastolic pressure , total cholesterol , triglyceride and creatinine . Age , systolic pressure and fasting glucose were not related to serum uric acid . In our conclusion , the uric acid values are high among elderly people . The serum uric acid levels are significantly associated with the cardiovascular risk factors among elderly people.

並列摘要

In order to understand the distribution of serum uric acid and the relation - ship between serum uric acid and the cardiovascular risk factors among elderly people , a cross-sectional study was conducted in Chung-Shing-Shin-Tseun commu- nity in Taiwan in May 1998. All individuals aged 65 and over were collected . A total of 1123 persons , out of 1774 registered residents , were contacted by face-to-face interview . The response rate was 63. 3 % . However , only 586 resPondents had blood tests and completed questionnaires . Analysis in this study was based on these 586 subjects . The mean uric acid values were 7.4±1.8 mg / dl in men and 6.3±16 mg / dl in women , respectively ( p ＜ 0.001 ) . Multivariate linear regression showed that serum uric acid was significantly correlated with sex and body mass index . SimPle correlation showed that serum uric acid was significantly correlated with diastolic pressure , total cholesterol , triglyceride and creatinine . Age , systolic pressure and fasting glucose were not related to serum uric acid . In our conclusion , the uric acid values are high among elderly people . The serum uric acid levels are significantly associated with the cardiovascular risk factors among elderly people.

並列關鍵字

uric acid ； cardiovascular resk factors