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ArticleFrontiers in public health2023

The relationship between education attainment and gout, and the mediating role of modifiable risk factors: a Mendelian randomization study.

Xin Huang, Xin Chen, Qixi Liu, Zhiwei Zhang, Juan Miao, Yuchan Lai, Jinqing Wu

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Article in Frontiers in public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Xin Huang *Department of Orthopedics, Mindong Hospital Affiliated to Fujian Medical University, Fuan, Fujian Province, China.
Xin Chen *Department of Urology, Mindong Hospital Affiliated to Fujian Medical University, Fuan, Fujian Province, China.
Qixi LiuDepartment of Nursing, Mindong Hospital Affiliated to Fujian Medical University, Fuan, Fujian Province, China.
Zhiwei ZhangDepartment of Orthopedics, Mindong Hospital Affiliated to Fujian Medical University, Fuan, Fujian Province, China.
Juan MiaoDepartment of Nursing, Mindong Hospital Affiliated to Fujian Medical University, Fuan, Fujian Province, China.
Yuchan LaiDepartment of Nursing, Mindong Hospital Affiliated to Fujian Medical University, Fuan, Fujian Province, China.
Jinqing WuDepartment of Orthopedics, Mindong Hospital Affiliated to Fujian Medical University, Fuan, Fujian Province, China.
Fujian Medical University · CN

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Abstract

Objective: To investigate the causal relationship between educational attainment (EA) and gout, as well as the potential mediating effects of individual physical status (IPS) such as body mass index (BMI) and systolic blood pressure (SBP) and lifestyle habits (LH) including alcohol intake frequency (drinking), current tobacco smoking (smoking), and time spent watching television (TV). Methods: Utilizing two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR), we analyzed the causal effects of EA on gout risk, and of IPS (BMI and SBP) and LH (smoking, drinking, and TV time) on gout risk. Multivariable MR (MVMR) was employed to explore and quantify the mediating effects of IPS and LH on the causal relationship between EA and gout risk. Results: An elevation of educational attainment by one standard deviation (4.2 years) exhibited a protective effect against gout (odds ratio 0.724, 95% confidence interval 0.552-0.950; Conclusion: Our study indicates that having a genetically predicted higher level of EA may provide protection against gout. We found that this relationship is influenced by IPS factors such as BMI and SBP, as well as LH including drinking and TV time.

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GoutMendelian Randomization AnalysisEducational StatusHabitsHumansSmokingcausal relationshipeducation attainmentgoutmediationMendelian randomization study

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