Association between visceral adiposity index and hyperuricemia and gout among US adults: a cross-sectional analysis of NHANES 2007–2018

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 22196 - 11
• Main Authors: Tang, Mingjie, Li, Yinghong, Chen, Zhaoming, Yang, Jingqi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.07.2025; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 692/163/2743/393; 692/4023/1670/3/2765/1528; Adult; Aged; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Gout; Gout - blood; Gout - epidemiology; Humanities and Social Sciences; Humans; Hyperuricemia; Hyperuricemia - epidemiology; Intra-Abdominal Fat; Male; Middle Aged; multidisciplinary; NHANES; Nutrition Surveys; Obesity; Obesity, Abdominal - complications; Obesity, Abdominal - epidemiology; Prevalence; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); United States - epidemiology; Uric Acid - blood; Visceral adiposity index; United States; Obesity; Hyperuricemia; NHANES; Gout; Visceral adiposity index

The current literature regarding the influence of the Visceral Adiposity Index (VAI) on Hyperuricemia (HUA) and gout is insufficient. This study sought to examine the correlation between VAI and the prevalence of HUA and gout. This cross-sectional analysis employed data from the National Health and...