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Research Article: Prevalence and Risk Factors of Hyperuricemia in the Urban Health Checkup Population in Xinjiang, China: A Cross-Sectional Study

Date Published: 2023-08-14

Introduction:
Uric acid (UA) is the body’s end product of purine metabolism. Due to the lack of uricase, the body is unable to degrade UA into allantoin, which is more water-soluble and more easily excreted. As the production of UA exceeds its excretion, it accumulates in the body, leading to hyperuricemia (HUA). HUA is not only the pathological underlying cause of gout but is also an independent risk factor for obesity, hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, liver dysfunction, chronic kidney disease (CKD), metabolic syndrome…

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