Diabetes Metab J.  2018 Dec;42(6):529-537. 10.4093/dmj.2018.0012.

Utility of Serum Albumin for Predicting Incident Metabolic Syndrome According to Hyperuricemia

• Lee YB
• Jun JE
• Lee SE
• Ahn J
• Kim G
• Jee JH
• Bae JC
• Jin SM
• Kim JH

• KMID: 2449630
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4093/dmj.2018.0012

Abstract

BACKGROUND
Serum albumin and uric acid have been positively linked to metabolic syndrome (MetS). However, the association of MetS incidence with the combination of uric acid and albumin levels has not been investigated. We explored the association of albumin and uric acid with the risk of incident MetS in populations divided according to the levels of these two parameters.
METHODS
In this retrospective longitudinal study, 11,613 non-MetS participants were enrolled among 24,185 individuals who had undergone at least four annual check-ups between 2006 and 2012. The risk of incident MetS was analyzed according to four groups categorized by the sex-specific medians of serum albumin and uric acid.
RESULTS
During 55,407 person-years of follow-up, 2,439 cases of MetS developed. The risk of incident MetS increased as the uric acid category advanced in individuals with lower or higher serum albumin categories with hazard ratios (HRs) of 1.386 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.236 to 1.554) or 1.314 (95% CI, 1.167 to 1.480). However, the incidence of MetS increased with higher albumin levels only in participants in the lower uric acid category with a HR of 1.143 (95% CI, 1.010 to 1.294).
CONCLUSION
Higher levels of albumin were associated with an increased risk of incident MetS only in individuals with lower uric acid whereas higher levels of uric acid were positively linked to risk of incident MetS regardless of albumin level.

Keyword

Albumins; Longitudinal studies; Metabolic syndrome; Uric acid

MeSH Terms

Albumins
Follow-Up Studies
Hyperuricemia*
Incidence
Longitudinal Studies
Retrospective Studies
Serum Albumin*
Uric Acid
Albumins
Serum Albumin
Uric Acid

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