Bone density and uric acid Archives - ACR Meeting Abstracts

Abstract Number: 1621 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018
Higher Serum Uric Acid Levels Protect Against Osteoporosis in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthropathy
Gillian Fitzgerald^1,2, Tochukwu Anachebe³, Ronan Mullan⁴, David Kane⁵, Kevin McCarroll⁶ and Finbar O' Shea², ¹School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland, ²Rheumatology, St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland, ³Department of Rheumatology, St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland, ⁴Department of Rheumatology,, Tallaght Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, Tallaght Hospital, Dublin 24, Ireland, ⁶Department of Medicine for the Elderly, St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
Background/Purpose: High serum urate (SUA) is a risk factor for metabolic disease, including hypertension and coronary artery disease. However, SUA has an antioxidant effect and…
Abstract Number: 21 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2014
Mendelian Randomization Analysis to Examine for Causal Relationships Between Serum Urate Levels and Bone Mineral Density
Nicola Dalbeth¹, Ruth Topless², Tanya Flynn³, Murray Cadzow³, Mark Bolland⁴ and Tony R. Merriman², ¹Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, ²Department of Biochemistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, ³University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, ⁴University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Background/Purpose: In observational studies, serum urate is positively associated with bone mineral density (BMD) and reduced risk of fragility fractures. However, the possibility of unmeasured…

Abstracts tagged "Bone density and uric acid"

Higher Serum Uric Acid Levels Protect Against Osteoporosis in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthropathy

Mendelian Randomization Analysis to Examine for Causal Relationships Between Serum Urate Levels and Bone Mineral Density