Analysis of the prevalence and influencing factors of hyperuricemia in children and adolescents aged 6–17 years in northeastern Sichuan Province

Guo, Xuemei; Xiao, Ningting; Jing, Xueming; Zhu, Zhennan; Zhang, Heping

doi:10.1016/j.jped.2023.05.001

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“…These results indicated a strong association between the severity of childhood obesity and the risk of HUA. In the present study, BMI-Z score was found to be an individual risk factor associated with the risk of HUA, which corroborating the findings previously described for Chinese children involved 14 provinces 7 and in the study conducted in Sichuan province, 20 as well as in other countries such as Brazil, 31 Denmark, 32 Poland, 33 Germany, 34 and the USA. 35 It is noteworthy that literature data indicated that programs for reducing body weight effectively decreased UA levels in children with obesity.…”

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“…The changes in the prevalence of HUA in boys and girls over the seven years from 2016 to 2022 were also explored in our study. In addition, considering child development does not follow a linear pattern like adult growth, and the age and gender differences in serum UA levels have been reported in previous research, 7,20 the age-and gender-specific analysis of the high prevalence of hyperuricemia among Chinese children and adolescents with obesity were examined in our present study. Finally, the risk factors of HUA were also identified, which may provide a scientific basis for the prevention and treatment of HUA in children and adolescents.…”

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“…Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity 2024:17 388 in boys, but girls did not show a significant increase. 20 Given the fluctuation of UA during childhood, it is of great importance to establish sex-and age-specific references for UA in Chinese children and adolescents in future study.…”

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A Gender-, Age-, and Weight Status-Specific Analysis of the High Prevalence of Hyperuricemia Among Chinese Children and Adolescents with Obesity

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To explore the gender-, age-, and weight status-specific prevalence of hyperuricemia (HUA) and its associated risk factors among Chinese children and adolescents with obesity. Methods: A total of 1329 children aged 2-17 years, who were diagnosed with obesity and hospitalized in our center from January 2016 to December 2022 were recruited. They were divided into mild obesity, moderate obesity, and severe obesity groups. HUA was defined as fasting serum uric acid level >420 μmol/L for boys and >360 μmol/L for girls. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to identify risk factors for HUA. Results: The highest proportion of hospitalized obese children was aged 10-13 years comprising 677 (50.9%) followed by those aged 6-9 years comprising 348 (26.2%) whereas the least proportion was aged 2-5 years comprising 76 (5.7%). The above differences in age distribution were still present in subgroup analyses according to weight status. Most hospitalized obese children were boys (64.7%), especially in the severe obesity group (75.0%). The overall estimated prevalence of HUA in obese children was 54.8%. It presented a gradual increase trend over the last 7 years, with more rapidly in boys than in girls. Subgroup analysis by weight status showed that the prevalence of HUA was higher in children with moderate obesity (64.3%) and severe obesity (64.2%) when compared with mild obesity (48.2%) (P all<0.01). Boys reached a relatively high HUA incidence level (≥60%) at age 12, which occurred about 2 years later than in girls (age 10). With 12 years as the cut-off point, a high prevalence of HUA (≥60%) was observed in both genders. Multivariable logistic regression analyses showed that boy (OR=2.844, 95% CI 2.024-3.998), age (OR=1.253, 95% CI 1.155-1.360), BMI-Z score (OR=2.132, 95% CI 1.438-3.162), fasting blood glucose (OR=0.907, 95% CI 0.860-0.956), phosphorus (OR=4.123, 95% CI 2.349-7.239), alkaline phosphatase (OR=1.002, 95% CI 1.001-1.004), creatinine (OR=1.067, 95% CI 1.037-1.098), urea nitrogen (OR=1.193, 95% CI 1.032-1.378), aspartate aminotransferase (OR=1.016, 95% CI 1.002-1.030), triglycerides (OR=1.339, 95% CI 1.075-1.667), and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (OR=0.381, 95% CI 0.160-0.910) were independently associated with odds of HUA (P all<0.05). Conclusion:The prevalence of HUA in Chinese obese children and adolescents is unexpectedly high. Childhood HUA was significantly associated with obesity. Gender and age differences were observed in the association between childhood obesity and HUA. Obese children aged ≥12 years should be focused on screening the risk of HUA.

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