Abstracts tagged "Epidemiologic methods and hyperuricemia"

Abstract Number: 2236 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015
Global Prevalence of Hyperuricemia: A Systematic Review of Population-Based Epidemiological Studies
Emma Smith¹ and Lyn March², ¹Department of Rheumatology, Northern Clinical School, Institute of Bone and Joint Research, Kolling Institute, University of Sydney & Department of Rheumatology, Royal North Shore Hospital, St. Leonards, Sydney, Australia, ²Department of Rheumatology, Northern Clinical School, Institute of Bone and Joint Research, Kolling Institute, University of Sydney & Department of Rheumatology, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, Sydney, Australia
Background/Purpose: Hyperuricemia, or raised serum uric acid (SUA), is the condition closely associated with gout due to the deposition of monosodium urate crystals in peripheral…
Abstract Number: 91 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2013
Risk Factors For Incident Hyperuricemia During Mid-Adulthood In African American and White Men and Women Enrolled In The Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities Study
Mara McAdams DeMarco¹, Andrew Law², Janet W. Maynard³, Josef Coresh¹ and Alan N. Baer⁴, ¹Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, ²Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, ³Rheum/Mason F Lord Bldg/CtrTow, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Baltimore, MD, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose : Increased serum urate levels are associated with poor outcomes including but not limited to gout. Better understanding of which patients are at risk…