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Serum Phosphate and the Risk of New-Onset Hyperuricemia in Hypertensive Patients.
Cao, J, Zhang, J, Li, Q, Jiang, C, Song, Y, Liu, C, Liu, L, Wang, B, Li, J, Zhang, Y, et al
Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979). 2019;(1):102-110
Abstract
The relationship of serum phosphate and new-onset hyperuricemia remains uncertain. We aimed to evaluate the relationship of serum phosphate with the risk of new-onset hyperuricemia, and to examine any possible effect modifiers in hypertensive patients. This is a post hoc analysis of the Uric Acid substudy of the CSPPT (China Stroke Primary Prevention Trial). A total of 10 612 participants with normal uric acid levels (<357 μmol/L [6 mg/dL]) at baseline were included in the current study. The primary outcome was new-onset hyperuricemia, which was defined as a uric acid concentration ≥417 μmol/L (7 mg/dL) in men or ≥357 μmol/L (6 mg/dL) in women. During a median follow-up of 4.4 years, 1663 (15.7%) participants developed new-onset hyperuricemia. Overall, there was a significant inverse association between serum phosphate and the risk of new-onset hyperuricemia (per SD increment; odds ratio, 0.71; 95% CI, 0.66-0.76). When serum phosphate was assessed as quartiles, a significantly lower risk of new-onset hyperuricemia was found in participants in quartile 4 (≥1.4 mmol/L; odds ratio, 0.48; 95% CI, 0.40-0.57) compared with those in quartile 1 (<1.2 mmol/L). Similar results were found in males and females. In summary, there was an inverse association between serum phosphate and the risk of new-onset hyperuricemia in hypertensive adults.
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Serum uric acid concentration is associated with hypertensive retinopathy in hypertensive chinese adults.
Chen, X, Meng, Y, Li, J, She, H, Zhao, L, Zhang, J, Peng, Y, Shang, K, Zhang, Y, Gu, X, et al
BMC ophthalmology. 2017;(1):83
Abstract
BACKGROUND This cross sectional investigation included 12,966 subjects with hypertension, a cohort of the China Stroke Primary Prevention Trial (CSPPT), a randomized, multicenter clinical trial. This study aimed to explore the correlation between serum uric acid (SUA) concentration and hypertensive retinopathy in hypertensive adults. METHODS Diagnosis of hypertensive retinopathy was determined by non-mydriatic fundus photography and classified with Keith-Wagener-Barker (KWB) system. The correlation of SUA levels with hypertensive retinopathy prevalence and severity was assessed by statistical analysis. RESULTS 9848 (75.95%) subjects were diagnosed with hypertensive retinopathy with the following retinopathy grade distribution: grade 1: 58.80%, grade 2: 14.81%, and grade 3-4: 2.34%. SUA levels were significantly associated with hypertensive retinopathy prevalence. Patients with hypertensive retinopathy had higher SUA levels than those without hypertensive retinopathy. Patients in the highest uric acid quartile had an odds ratio for hypertensive retinopathy of 1.21 compared to patients in the lowest uric acid quartile (OR = 1.21, 95% CI: 1.05-1.40, P = 0.008). When compared to the non-hyperuricemia group, those in the hyperuricemia group had an odds ratio for hypertensive retinopathy of 1.18(OR = 1.18, 95% CI: 1.05-1.33, P = 0.004). Every 1 mg/dl increase in uric acid concentration was significantly associated with a 6% higher odds of hypertensive retinopathy (OR = 1.06, 95% CI: 1.02-1.10, P = 0.002). CONCLUSIONS The prevalence of hypertensive retinopathy was high (75.95%) among hypertensives in our patients cohort. In addition, SUA concentration was significantly associated with hypertensive retinopathy.