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ArticleNutrients2022

Associations of Liver Function Parameters with New-Onset Hyperuricemia in a Large Taiwanese Population Study.

Chun-Chi Lu, Yi-Hsueh Liu, Wen-Hsien Lee, Szu-Chia Chen, Ho-Ming Su

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Article in Nutrients, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Chun-Chi LuDepartment of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 812, Taiwan.
Yi-Hsueh LiuDepartment of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 812, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0001-6915-3679
Wen-Hsien LeeDepartment of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 812, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-0858-2389
Szu-Chia ChenDepartment of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 812, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-1610-4184
Ho-Ming SuDepartment of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 812, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-0247-3250
Kaohsiung Medical University · TW

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Kaohsiung Medical University Research Center KMU-TC111A01 and KMUTC111IFSP01Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital kmhk-111
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hyperuricemia is the chief cause of gout and has been linked with hypertension, cardiovascular and renal disease, diabetes and metabolic syndrome. Liver with the highest protein expression of xanthine oxidase, the main enzyme responsible for uric acid formation, is the primary site of uric acid biosynthesis. However, there are few studies that examine the association between liver function and new-onset hyperuricemia. Hence, using the Taiwan Biobank dataset, we aimed to explore the capability of liver function parameters, including gamma-glutamyl transferase, total bilirubin, albumin, alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase in association with the subsequent development of hyperuricemia. We analyzed 21,030 participants without hyperuricemia at baseline. Hyperuricemia was defined as a uric acid concentration > 6.0 mg/dL in women or >7.0 mg/dL in men. New-onset hyperuricemia was defined as participants without baseline hyperuricemia having developed hyperuricemia upon subsequent exam. Overall, 1804 (8.6%) of the study subjects developed new-onset hyperuricemia. After multivariable analysis, significant associations were found between the male sex (odds ratio [OR], 4.412; p < 0.001), high values of systolic blood pressure (SBP) (OR, 1.006; p = 0.012), body mass index (BMI) (OR, 1.064; p < 0.001), fasting glucose (OR, 1.005; p < 0.001), triglycerides (OR, 1.001; p = 0.003), uric acid (OR, 5.120; p < 0.001), low values of estimated glomerular filtration rates (eGFR) (OR, 0.995; p < 0.001), total bilirubin (OR, 0.616; p < 0.001) and new-onset hyperuricemia. The cutoff level of total bilirubin, according to the Youden index, of receiver operating characteristic curve for identifying new-onset hyperuricemia was 0.65 mg/dL. Low total bilirubin was defined as ≤0.65 mg/dL. After multivariable analysis, we found a significant association between low total bilirubin level (≤0.65 mg/dL) (OR = 0.806; p < 0.001) and new-onset hyperuricemia. Our present study demonstrated that in addition to male sex, high SBP, BMI, fasting glucose, triglycerides, and uric acid and low eGFR, the serum’s total bilirubin levels were negatively associated with new-onset hyperuricemia in a large Taiwanese cohort.

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HyperuricemiaBilirubinFemaleGlucoseHumansLiverMaleRisk FactorsTriglyceridesUric AcidBilirubinGlucoseTriglyceridesUric Acidnew-onset hyperuricemiaTaiwan Biobanktotal bilirubin

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