Reduced renal function may explain the higher prevalence of hyperuricemia in older people

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 1302 - 7
• Main Authors: Wang, Yutang, Zhang, Wanlin, Qian, Tingting, Sun, Hui, Xu, Qun, Hou, Xujuan, Hu, Wenqi, Zhang, Guang, Drummond, Grant R., Sobey, Christopher G., Charchar, Fadi J., Golledge, Jonathan, Yang, Guang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 14.01.2021; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 692/308; 692/499; Age; Diagnosis; Epidermal growth factor receptors; Glomerular filtration rate; Humanities and Social Sciences; Hyperuricemia; multidisciplinary; Older people; Renal function; Risk factors; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Uric acid

This study aimed to investigate the contribution of renal dysfunction to enhanced hyperuricemia prevalence in older people. A cohort of 13,288 Chinese people aged between 40 and 95 years were recruited from January to May 2019. Serum uric acid concentration and estimated glomerular filtration rate [...