SERUM URIC ACID AS A RISK FACTOR IN HYPERTENSION
Abstract
Hypertension is the commonest
cardiovascular disorder causing complications
like stroke,myocardial infarction
etc.Hyperuricemia has long been known to be
elevated in Hypertensive patients.However it is
still not yet routinely assayed regularly as a risk
assessment tool.This study is intended to
re-explore the role of serum uric acid in
Hypertension.150 subjects were chosen.50
were controls,50 were new onset
hypertensives and 50 were treated
hypertensives.Uric acid was assayed in all
subjects and results recorded.After proper
statistical analysis of the data it is concluded
that serum uric acid levels is significantly
raised in new onset hypertensive subjects
when compared with the controls(p value less
than 0.001).Also,the levels of uric acid is low in
treated subjects when compared with the new
onset hypertensive subjects.
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