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Abstract
Serum uric acid level is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, whether it is an independent risk factor or not remains controversial. We analyzed the association between serum uric acid level and cardiovascular risk. In total, 973 nonhypertensive and nondiabetic participants in the I-Lan Longitudinal Aging Study were eligible for this study. Subjects were divided into tertiles according to uric acid levels. The 10-year cardiovascular risk was calculated using Framingham risk score (FRS). Study subjects in the highest tertile of serum uric acid level were older, more likely to be male, and had higher systolic blood pressure, body mass index, carotid artery intima–media thickness and serum triglyceride, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels and lower serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels (all p < 0.05). Subjects in the highest tertile had significantly higher FRS (p < 0.001). After adjusting for other risk factors, serum uric acid level remained associated significantly with the FRS (p < 0.05). In binary logistic regression analysis, the serum uric acid level was an independent predictive factor for high (≥20%) FRS (odds ratio 1.33, 95% confidence interval 1.10–1.68). These findings warrant attention to this cardiovascular risk factor in apparently healthy adults.
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1 Division of Cardiology, Taipei, Taiwan; Cardiovascular Research Center, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Clinical Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
2 Division of Cardiology, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Critical Care Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; Cardiovascular Research Center, Taipei, Taiwan
3 Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Taipei, Taiwan; Aging and Health Research Center, Taipei, Taiwan
4 Division of Cardiology, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Critical Care Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; Cardiovascular Research Center, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Clinical Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
5 Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; Cardiovascular Research Center, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Clinical Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
6 Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Taipei, Taiwan; Aging and Health Research Center, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Public Health, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
7 Division of Cardiology, Taipei, Taiwan; Healthcare and Services Center, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan