Prevalence of hyperuricemia and the relationship between serum uric acid and obesity: A study on Bangladeshi adults.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Recent studies have shown that hyperuricemia is commonly associated with dyslipidemia, cardiovascular diseases, hypertension and metabolic syndrome. Elevated serum uric acid has been demonstrated to be associated with obesity in the adult population in many countries; howev...

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Main Authors: Nurshad Ali, Rasheda Perveen, Shahnaz Rahman, Shakil Mahmood, Sadaqur Rahman, Shiful Islam, Tangigul Haque, Abu Hasan Sumon, Rahanuma Raihanu Kathak, Noyan Hossain Molla, Farjana Islam, Nayan Chandra Mohanto, Shaikh Mirja Nurunnabi, Shamim Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6211757?pdf=render