ASSOCIATION OF SERUM URIC ACID WITH OBESITY

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Serum Uric Acid, Obesity, Body Mass Index

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Amin ul Haq
Rashid Mahmood
Abdul Jalal Safi
Jamil ur Rehman
Ghulam Jillani
Ihtesham ul Haq

Abstract

Objective: To observe any significant association between Serum Uric Acid and Obesity.

Material and Methods: Hundred obese subjects above 40 years of age were randomly selected for the study. Subjects having any other illness were not included in the study. Hundred non-obese subjects were taken as control subjects.

Results: We observed that Serum Uric Acid was higher in both male and female obese subjects. Hence there is a positive association between Serum uric Acid and Obesity (p<0.05).

Conclusion: Our study showed a significant association between Obesity and Serum Uric Acid (p<0.05)

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Haq A ul, Mahmood R, Safi AJ, Rehman J ur, Jillani G, Haq I ul. ASSOCIATION OF SERUM URIC ACID WITH OBESITY. J Postgrad Med Inst [Internet]. 2011 Aug. 16 [cited 2024 Nov. 22];23(3). Available from: https://jpmi.org.pk/index.php/jpmi/article/view/256
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Vol. 23 No. 3 (2009)
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