Title: The Relationship Between Hypertension in the Aged and Serum Uric Acid
Abstract: Objective To study the relationship between hypertension and hyperuricemia in the aged.Methods The levels of uric acid of all patients were measured,If the serum uric acid(SUA) level is higher than 420 μmol/L in male patients or higher than 360 μmol/L in female patients, they were diagnosed as hyperuricemia(HUA).And the relationship between SUA level and hypertension was analyzed.Results The incidence and the concentrations of SUA in the elderly hypertension combining Coronary heart disease were higher than those in Coronary heart disease(P0.01).Conclusions:Hyperuricemia was one risk factor in patients of hypertension.
Publication Year: 2008
Publication Date: 2008-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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