Comparison of blood uric acid levels among employees with different mental states / 中华健康管理学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To compare the serum uric acid levels among employees with different psychological states.Methods:From January 2019 to August 2021, 200 in-service employees of various enterprises and public institutions receiving health screening in PLA General Hospital were selected as the participants for this study. Based on the scores of psychological stress, anxiety, and depression scale, each of the three psychological states was divided into four groups from mild to severe. The baseline data, serum uric acid level, creatinine level, and urea nitrogen level of participants were studied to explore the relationship between different psychological states and changes serum uric acid level.Results:According to the degree of psychological stress, anxiety, and depression, serum uric acid levels were 198.52±30.24 μmol/L, 256.52±10.33 μmol/L, 354.20±15.54 μmol/L, and 399.20±20.20 μmol/L ( F value 694.662, P<0.001), respectively. There was statistical difference in serum uric acid level of employees with different psychological statuses; with the aggravation of psychological status, the serum uric acid level showed a trend of gradually increasing from low to high. There was a positive correlation between the scores of different psychological states and uric acid level ( r=0.885, 0.780, 0.794, P<0.05), and no correlation between uric acid level and creatinine and urea nitrogen levels ( r=1.869, 3.887, 5.798, P>0.05). Conclusions:The serum uric acid level of employees varied with different types of psychological states. The greater the psychological stress is,the more serious the degree of depression and anxiety and the higher the serum uric acid level would be. The increase in uric acid level has no relationship with creatinine and urea nitrogen level.