Hyperuricemia and microalbuminuria are separately and independently associated with prehypertension among Chinese Han women

• Published in: Metabolic syndrome and related disorders Vol. 10; no. 3; p. 202
• Main Authors: Peng, Hao, Ding, Jiansong, Peng, Ying, Zhang, Qiu, Xu, Yanying, Chao, Xiangqin, Tian, Honggang, Zhang, Yonghong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.06.2012
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Albuminuria - diagnosis; Albuminuria - ethnology; Antihypertensive Agents - therapeutic use; Asian Continental Ancestry Group - statistics & numerical data; Biomarkers - blood; Blood Pressure - drug effects; Chi-Square Distribution; China - epidemiology; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Humans; Hyperuricemia - blood; Hyperuricemia - diagnosis; Hyperuricemia - ethnology; Logistic Models; Middle Aged; Multivariate Analysis; Odds Ratio; Prehypertension - diagnosis; Prehypertension - drug therapy; Prehypertension - ethnology; Prehypertension - physiopathology; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Sex Factors; Uric Acid - blood; China

Whether hyperuricemia and microalbuminuria are separately associated with prehypertension among Chinese Han women is controversial. Information was collected from physical examinations, personal interviews, and blood and urine samples. Associations of hyperuricemia and microalbuminuria with hyperten...