Why the study?
Does elevated serum uric acid increase the risk of death from cancer, ASCVD, or all causes in men?
Population
22,698 Korean men, aged 30 to 77 years, who received health insurance from the National Health Insurance…
Comparison
Serum uric acid level (analyzed by quintiles) vs Lower quintiles of serum uric acid
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
9 years (199,746 person-years)
Authors
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Serum uric acid should not yet guide mortality risk assessment; leaves open diabetes interaction requiring prospective validation.
Does elevated serum uric acid increase the risk of death from cancer, ASCVD, or all causes in men?
Serum uric acid level is not an independent risk factor for death from cancer, ASCVD, or all causes in men, except potentially in those with diabetes.
Jee et al. (2004) studied this question.
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