The serum uric acid level in females may be a better indicator of metabolic syndrome and its components than in males in a Japanese population
Shigemasa Tani, Rei Matsuo, Kazuhiro Imatake, Yasuyuki Suzuki, Atsuhiko Takahashi, Tsukasa Yagi, Naoya Matsumoto, Yasuo Okumura
Topics & Concepts
MedicineHyperuricemiaMetabolic syndromeAbdominal obesityLogistic regressionOdds ratioObesityUric acidInternal medicinePopulationCross-sectional studyDemographyEndocrinologyEnvironmental healthPathologySociologyGout, Hyperuricemia, Uric AcidThyroid Disorders and TreatmentsDiet, Metabolism, and Disease