Abstracts tagged "race/ethnicity and uric acid"

Abstract Number: 2297 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2016
Serum Urate and Its Association with Race in Young Adults: Baseline Analysis from a Randomized Clinical Trial
Michael B. Saddekni¹, Angelo L. Gaffo¹, Phillip J. Foster¹, Elizabeth J. Rahn¹, Stephanie R. Biggers¹, Peng Li² and Kenneth G. Saag¹, ¹Department of Medicine, Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Increased levels of serum urate (sUA) have been reported in association with hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and obesity. All these conditions are over-represented in…
Abstract Number: 1816 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012
Relationship Between Race, Uric Acid Levels, Urate-Lowering Therapy and Resource Use in Patients with Gout
Kim Coley¹, Melissa Saul² and Karen Pater¹, ¹Pharmacy & Therapeutics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Biomedical Informatics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Gout is a chronic inflammatory disease caused by the deposition of monosodium urate crystals in joints and soft tissues. The overall prevalence is increasing…