Gender- and Age-Specific Differences in the Association of Hyperuricemia and Hypertension: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Xiaoyun LinXiqian WangXin LiLili SongZhaowei MengQing YangWenjuan ZhangYuxia GaoZhenwen YangHeng CaiBo BianYongle LiXuefang YuXin DuShaopeng XuJing NieMing LiuJinhong SunQing ZhangYing GaoKun SongXing WangLi ZhaoYa-Guang FanPublished in: International journal of endocrinology (2019)
We observed significantly higher overall prevalence of hyperuricemia and hypertension in men than in women. Men with hyperuricemia (particularly in middle age) had a significantly increased susceptibility of hypertension, while this significant association was not observed in women.