The Relationships of the Fractional Excretion of Uric Acid with Brachial-Ankle Pulse Wave Velocity and Ankle Brachial Index in Chinese Young Adults

• Main Authors: Jia-Wen Hu (Author), Yang Wang (Author), Chao Chu (Author), Yu Yan (Author), Keke Wang (Author), Wenling Zheng (Author), Qiong Ma (Author), Yong-bo Lv (Author), Yin Deng (Author), Bo Yan (Author), Jian-Jun Mu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/Aims: Elevated serum uric acid (UA) was intimately correlated with vascular stiffness and abnormal ankle brachial index (ABI) in various populations. These correlations lost significance after adjustment for estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), indicating that the association of U...