Serum uric acid in metabolic syndrome.
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-167003
ABSTRACT
Background:
The metabolic syndrome consists of a constellation of metabolic abnormalities including central obesity, hypertriglyceridemia, low high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, hyperglycemia and hypertension. Aims &Objective:
To study serum uric acid level in metabolic syndrome. Materials andMethods:
The present study was conducted on fifty patients with metabolic syndrome as per IDF criteria and waist circumference, blood pressure, serum uric acid were estimated.Results:
There is significant correlation found between serum uric acid levels and hypertension and also between serum uric acid levels and waist circumference of metabolic syndrome patients.Conclusion:
Patients with higher serum uric acid levels has significant correlation with components of metabolic syndrome is one of the risk factor in development of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Type of study:
Risk factors
Language:
English
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
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