Objective: To investigate the relationships between hyperuricaemia, serum uric acid (SUA) level and the chronic kidney disease (CKD) in adult residents of Pudong New Area, Shanghai.
Methods: 3326 residents aged 20 - 80 years were randomly selected from Pudong New Area, Shanghai through multistage sampling and interviewed between April and July of 2008. Fasting blood sample and morning ovid urine sample were collected for each participant for testing of SUA, serum creatinine, urinary albumin and creatinine. Both urine albumin to creatinine ratio (ACR) and glomerular filtration rate (GFR) were calculated to estimate the renal function.
Results: The overall prevalence of CKD was 16.0% (age standardized 13.2%). The mean values of estimated GFR in participants with CKD and without CKD were (89.19±27.25) and (105.88±98.37) ml×min(-1)×(1.73 m2)(-1), respectively. The prevalence rates of CKD in serum uric acid quartiles: first quartile, less than 4.2 mg/dl; second quartile, 4.2-5.0 mg/dl; third quartile, 5.0-6.0 mg/dl; and fourth quartile, 6.0 mg/dl or more were 13.9%, 15.0%, 15.8%and 19.4% (P<0.05) respectively, increasing along with the increase of SUA among both sexes. Compared to the serum uric acid first quartile, the multivariate-adjusted odds for CKD of the second, third and fourth quartiles were 1.19 [95% confidence interval (CI): 0.90-1.58], 1.27 (95%CI: 1.02-1.70), 1.28 (95%CI: 1.10-1.68), respectively.
Conclusion: Hyperuricaemia was independently associated with the increased prevalence of CKD among population living in the Pudong New Area, Shanghai.