Association of physiological level of serum uric acid with reduced renal function in young and middle-aged healthy people / 中华内分泌代谢杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the association of serum uric acid level with glomerular filtration rate and explore the predictive value of the physiological uric acid levels for reduced renal function.Methods A total of 6 532 subjects from Karemary community and 2 402 subjects from the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University were enrolled.All subjects were surveyed with questionnaire and their serum biochemical indices and liver functions were measured.Meanwhile,a cohort study was conducted,752 subjects with normal renal function were selected from young and middle-aged healthy people in 2008.During the 3-year follow-up,the incidence of reduced renal function and the risk factors of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) were analyzed.Results Serum uric acid (SUA) was the independent risk factor of reduced GFR in cross-sectional analysis.The 2 groups were stratified by sex and age,except for female population over 45 years old in the first group,the level of physiological serum uric acid was the risk factor for decreased eGFR in the rest of groups.During 3-year follow-up,the incidence of reduced renal function was 15.40％ and SUA was the independent risk factor of decreased eGFR.Conclusions The concentration of physiological serum uric acid was closely related with renal function,and the increase in SUA whthin normal range had an important early predictive value for decreased GFR.