U‐Shaped Association Between Serum Uric Acid Levels With Cardiovascular and All‐Cause Mortality in the Elderly: The Role of Malnourishment

U‐Shaped Association Between Serum Uric Acid Levels With Cardiovascular and All‐Cause Mortality in the Elderly: The Role of Malnourishment

BackgroundThe link between elevated serum uric acid (SUA) levels and cardiovascular disease (CVD)–related mortality in the elderly population remains inconclusive. Nutritional status influences both SUA and CVD outcomes. Therefore, we investigated whether SUA‐predicted mortality and the effect‐modif...

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Main Authors: Wei‐Cheng Tseng, Yung‐Tai Chen, Shuo‐Ming Ou, Chia‐Jen Shih, Der‐Cherng Tarng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-02-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
elderly
malnourishment
mortality
uric acid
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.117.007523

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