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Published in: BMC Public Health 1/2013

Open Access 01-12-2013 | Research article

Association between serum uric acid levels and cardiovascular risk among university workers from the State of Mexico: a nested case–control study

Authors: Patricia Cerecero, Bernardo Hernández-Prado, Edgar Denova, Roxana Valdés, Gilberto Vázquez, Eneida Camarillo, Gerardo Huitrón

Published in: BMC Public Health | Issue 1/2013

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Abstract

Background

Recent evidence suggests that serum uric acid (SUA) can be an inexpensive and easy-to-obtain indicator of cardiovascular risk (CR). This is especially important in developing countries with high prevalence of cardiovascular disease. We examined the association between SUA levels and 10-year global CR among university workers from the State of Mexico, Mexico.

Methods

A case–control study nested within a cohort was conducted between 2004 and 2006. Anthropometric measures, lifestyle variables, family background and CR factors were assessed. The analysis estimated odds ratios using conditional logistic regression.

Results

The study included 319 cases with CR and 638 controls. Subjects in the upper tertile of SUA had 48.0% higher odds of having an elevated CR than those in the lower tertile (OR = 1.48, 95% CI: 1.04 - 2.10) in the crude analysis, but the association was non-significant when adjusting for other covariates. Among physically inactive individuals, being in the third tertile of SUA doubled the odds of high CR, compared with those who perform physical activity three or more hours per week being in the first tertile of SUA (OR = 2.35, 95% CI: 1.24 - 4.45).

Conclusion

Serum concentration of uric acid is associated with 10-year global CR among individuals with high levels of physical inactivity.
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Metadata
Title
Association between serum uric acid levels and cardiovascular risk among university workers from the State of Mexico: a nested case–control study
Authors
Patricia Cerecero
Bernardo Hernández-Prado
Edgar Denova
Roxana Valdés
Gilberto Vázquez
Eneida Camarillo
Gerardo Huitrón
Publication date
01-12-2013
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Public Health / Issue 1/2013
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-13-415

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