Utility of Serum Albumin for Predicting Incident Metabolic Syndrome according to Hyperuricemia.

You Bin LeeJi Eun JunSeung Eun LeeJiyeon AhnGyuri KimJae Hwan JeeJi Cheol BaeSang Man JinJae Hyeon Kim

Published in: Diabetes & metabolism journal (2018)

Higher levels of albumin were associated with an increased risk of incident MetS only in individuals with lower uric acid whereas higher levels of uric acid were positively linked to risk of incident MetS regardless of albumin level.

Keyphrases

uric acid
metabolic syndrome
cardiovascular disease
insulin resistance
cardiovascular risk factors
type diabetes