Serum Concentrations of Uric Acid and the Metabolic Syndrome Among US Children and Adolescents
Author(s) -
Earl S. Ford,
Chaoyang Li,
Stephen Cook,
Hyon K. Choi
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.106.657627
Subject(s) - quartile , medicine , confidence interval , uric acid , national health and nutrition examination survey , metabolic syndrome , odds ratio , endocrinology , cross sectional study , gastroenterology , obesity , population , environmental health , pathology
The association between concentrations of uric acid and the metabolic syndrome in children and adolescents remains incompletely understood. The objective of this study was to examine how these 2 were associated in a nationally representative sample of US children and adolescents.
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