The relationship between serum uric acid level and metabolic syndrome: Differences by sex and age in Taiwanese

Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 219-224

  Chiou, Wen Ko ^a   Wang, Ming Hsu ^a   Huang, Ding Hau ^a   Chiu, Hsin Tzu ^a   Lee, Yun Ju ^a   Lin, Jen Der ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk factor; Discriminate analysis; Hyperuricemia; Metabolic syndrome; Serum uric acid

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; URIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERURICEMIA; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERURICEMIA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX FACTORS; TAIWAN; URIC ACID; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953726512     PISSN: 09175040     EISSN: 13499092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2188/jea.JE20090078     Document Type: Article

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