THE STUDY OF SERUM ACID IN DIABETES AND ITS CORRELATION WITH DIFFERENT COMPONENTS OF METABOLIC SYNDROME
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.48047/Keywords:
Serum uric acid, Metabolic syndrome, oxidative stress markers, waist circumference, body mass index,Abstract
Background: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a significant public health issue worldwide and
it has reached to pandemic proportions worldwide. In addition to MetS, elevated concentrations
of uric acid are associated with a variety of cardiovascular conditions. Present study was aimed
to study association between serum Uric acid levels and metabolic syndrome. Material and
Methods: Present study was hospital based, cross sectional study, conducted in 150 cases of
Metabolic syndrome of either sex with BMI >30kg/m2. Anthropometric measurements such
as Height (in meters), Weight (Wt), Body mass index (BMI), Waist circumference, Hip
Circumference (HC) & Blood Pressure were measured. A 12 hour fasting venous blood
samples were collected for serum uric acid (SUA) estimation.
