• J Postgrad Med · Oct 2008

    The relationship of hyperuricemia and blood pressure in the Thai army population.

    • S Ouppatham, S Bancha, and P Choovichian.
    • Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Phramongkutklao Hospital and College of Medicine, Bangkok, Thailand.
    • J Postgrad Med. 2008 Oct 1; 54 (4): 259-62.

    BackgroundPrevious studies have demonstrated a strong association of hypertension and renal disease with gout. Nevertheless, controversy remains concerning serum uric acid concentration as an independent factor of hypertension.AimTo explore the relationship between systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) with serum uric acid levels.Settings And DesignAn observational study.Materials And MethodsA total of 5,564 subjects from the Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences were included in the study.Statistical AnalysisANOVA tests, Chi-square test, correlation coefficients, and multiple regression analysis were performed.ResultsOf the total subjects, 4,099 (73.7%) were male. Mean SBP and DBP were 128.73+/-17.06 and 81.62 +/- 11.58 mm Hg, respectively. The mean serum uric acid level was 6.54 +/- 1.71 mg/dL. A significant and positive correlation was found both between serum uric acid and SBP (r=0.186, P P CONCLUSIONS: In this study, we suggest that serum uric acid be used to correlate with levels of blood pressure in the general population. Further investigation is required to establish the treatment for hyperuricemia in hypertensive patients.

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