Abstract: Obesity is a disease with increased BMI, so that the health and wellbeing are affected and is associated with a variety of adverse health conditions: diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidaemia, increased cardiovascular events, and elevated serum uric acid. In this study we tried to find out association of increased serum uric acid levels with obesity.
Material and method: This study was conducted in the Department of Biochemistry, GMC kota. 50 case samples and 50 control samples were taken. Serum was separated and serum uric acid levels were estimated by fully Automated Analyzer ERBA EM 360. Data was analyzed on Excel sheet and results obtained using Student’s unpaired t- test and Pearson’s correlation.
Result: Cases have significantly higher values for serum uric acid levels than controls and have significant positive Correlation with BMI.
Conclusion: Obesity is associated with increased serum uric acid levels. Therefore, patients presenting with this biochemical abnormality are recommended to be investigated for obesity and viceversa.
Keywords: Obesity, Serum uric acid, BMI, Hyperuricemia.
Title: Serum Uric Acid Level and Obesity: An Association
Author: GULAB KANWAR, RAHUL KABRA
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
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