Observational studyObesity surgery2024
Changes in Serum Urate Levels after Bariatric Surgery in Patients with Obesity: An Observational Study.
Observational study in Obesity surgery, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery on Serum Uric Acid and its Association with Renal Function, and Visceral Adiposity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Obesity surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Produces Sustained Uric Acid Reduction and Near-Elimination of Hyperuricemia at 24 Months - A Single-Center Longitudinal Cohort Study.Obesity surgery · 2026Article
- Short-term dynamics of serum uric acid and its influencing factors in patients with obesity after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.BMC surgery · 2025Article
- Baseline Risk Factors and Predictive Nomogram for Short-Term Persistent Hyperuricemia Following Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Dual Center Study.Obesity surgery · 2025Article
- Association between TyG-BMI and gout in US adults: evidence from NHANES 2007-2018.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Insights into renal damage in hyperuricemia: Focus on renal protection (Review).Molecular medicine reports · 2025Review
- Perioperative Renal Function Correlates with Postoperative Serum Urate Following Bariatric Surgery: An Observational Study.Obesity surgery · 2024Observational
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5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundObesity is a risk factor for hyperuricemia and gout, while weight reduction can reduce urate levels. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of bariatric surgery on longitudinal serum urate levels.
methodsWe performed a retrospective observational study of 283 patients who had undergone bariatric surgery [237 (83.7%) gastric bypass, 34 (12.0%) sleeve gastrectomy and 12 (4.2%) gastric banding] and were followed up for 2 years. The results shown represent mean (standard deviation).
resultsBariatric surgery was associated with significant reduction in serum urate from baseline level of 0.343 (0.086) mmol/L to 0.296 (0.076) mmol/L (p < 0.001) at 12 months and 0.286 (0.073) mmol/L (p < 0.001) at 24 months, including in men and women, and in patients with or without diabetes. Patients with elevated urate levels at baseline, who comprised 27.2% of the total cohort, achieved reduction in levels by 4 months.
conclusionBariatric surgery leads to significant reduction in serum urate levels at 12 and 24 months. This could reduce incidence of gout and need for prophylactic medication(s).
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