Association of uric acid with metabolic syndrome in men, premenopausal women and postmenopausal women

Type Article

Journal Article

Authors

Y. Li; S. Chen; X. Shao; J. Guo; X. Liu; A. Liu; Y. Zhang; H. Wang; B. Li; K. Deng; Q. Liu; H. Holthöfer; H. Zou

Year of publication

2014

Publication/Journal

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volume

11

Issue

3

Pages

2899-2910

Abstract

Objective: To explore the relationship between serum uric acid (SUA) and metabolic syndrome (MS) in men, premenopausal women and postmenopausal women. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 1,834 community-based Southern Chinese participants from June to October 2012. Sex-specific SUA quartiles were used as follows: