Association of uric acid and uric acid to creatinine ratio with chronic kidney disease in hypertensive patients

Abstract Background Recent studies have shown that the serum uric acid/creatinine ratio (SUA/SCr) is a better predictor of chronic kidney disease (CKD) than serum uric acid (SUA) isolated. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the association of isolated SUA and the SUA/SCr with CKD in hypert...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nathalia Rabello Silva, Camila Evangelista Torres Gonçalves, Danilo Lemes Naves Gonçalves, Rosângela Minardi Mitre Cotta, Luciana Saraiva da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-09-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-021-02521-9