Relationship Between Abdominal Circumference and the Incidence of Hyperuricemia in the General Japanese Population

Overview

Journal Sci Rep

Specialty Science

Date 2024 Feb 25

PMID 38403743

Authors

Kazumi Kawano

Tamami Ueno

Toshiki Maeda

Chihiro Nohara

Kaori Maki

Kazuyo Iwanaga

Akiko Morinaga

Shunsuke Funakoshi

Makiko Abe

Atsushi Satoh

Miki Kawazoe

Chikara Yoshimura

Koji Takahashi

Kazuhiro Tada

Kenji Ito

Tetsuhiko Yasuno

Shigeaki Mukobara

Daiji Kawanami

Kosuke Masutani

Hisatomi Arima

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Abstract

In this study, we aimed to separately evaluate the relationship between waist circumference and the incidence of hyperuricemia in men and women in the general Japanese population. We performed a population-based longitudinal study using data from the annual health examination of residents of Iki City, Japan. A total of 5567 participants without hyperuricemia at baseline were included in the analysis. The men and women were placed into groups according to the tertile of waist circumference. The outcome was incident hyperuricemia (uric acid > 416 µmol/L [7.0 mg/dL]). The relationship between waist circumference and the incidence of hyperuricemia was investigated using Cox proportional hazards models. During the follow-up period, hyperuricemia developed in 697 people (551 men and 146 women). The incidence (per 1000 person-years) of hyperuricemia increased with increasing waist circumference in the men (34.9 for tertile 1, 49.9 for tertile 2 and 63.3 for tertile 3; P < 0.001) and women (5.5 for tertile 1, 6.3 for tertile 2 and 11.9 for tertile 3; P < 0.001). Significant associations were identified after adjustment for potential confounders (men: P < 0.001; women: P = 0.014). In conclusion, both men and women with larger waist circumferences were at higher risks of subsequent hyperuricemia.

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