Hyperuricemia and risk of incident hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.

<h4>Background</h4>Observational studies of the relationship between hyperuricemia and the incidence of hypertension are controversial. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the association and consistency between uric acid levels and the risk of hypertension devel...

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Main Authors: Ji Wang, Tianqiang Qin, Jianrong Chen, Yulin Li, Ling Wang, He Huang, Jing Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0114259&type=printable