Possible burden of hyperuricaemia on mortality in a community-based population: a large-scale cohort study

Abstract Hyperuricaemia is a risk for premature death. This study evaluated the burden of hyperuricaemia (serum urate > 7 mg/dL) for all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in 515,979 health checkup participants using an index of population attributable fraction (PAF). Prevalence of hyperuricaemia...

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Main Authors: Yoichiro Otaki, Tsuneo Konta, Kazunobu Ichikawa, Shouichi Fujimoto, Kunitoshi Iseki, Toshiki Moriyama, Kunihiro Yamagata, Kazuhiko Tsuruya, Ichiei Narita, Masahide Kondo, Yugo Shibagaki, Masato Kasahara, Koichi Asahi, Tsuyoshi Watanabe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-88631-8