Abstract:Background
There was a lack of studies focusing on older adults about the longitudinal association between metabolic syndrome (MetS) and hyperuricemia (HUA). We aimed to assess the association of baseline MetS and incident HUA among older Chinese adults, with a special focus on the associations between different combinations of MetS components and HUA.
Methods
Data of 3,247 Chinese adults aged 60 years or older included in a community-based longitudinal cohort study were analyzed. Anthropometric examinations… Show more
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