Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science (대한임상검사과학회지)
- Volume 44 Issue 2
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- Pages.39-45
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- 2012
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- 1738-3544(pISSN)
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- 2288-1662(eISSN)
Relationship between Serum Uric Acid, Abdominal Obesity, and Waist Circumference in Korean
- Park, Kap-Tae (Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, School of Medicine, Eulji University) ;
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Kim, In-Sik
(Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, School of Medicine, Eulji University)
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- Yoo, Se-Cheol (Gimcheon Medical Center) ;
- Yoon, Jin-Seok (Gimcheon Medical Center) ;
- Ahn, Tae-Ho (Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, School of Medicine, Eulji University) ;
- Lee, Jung-Hwa (Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, School of Medicine, Eulji University) ;
- Hyun, Sung-Hee (Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, School of Medicine, Eulji University)
- Received : 2012.04.24
- Accepted : 2012.06.21
- Published : 2012.06.30
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the association between serum uric acid, abdominal obesity, and waist circumference (WC) in Korean. A total of 208 healthy examinees were examined at Gimcheon Medical Center from July 2011 to December 2011. WC and body mass index (BMI) of subjects were measured as well as blood pressure, fasting blood sugar level, High Density Lipoprotein (HDL) and Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, C-reactive protein (CRP), triglycerides, and serum uric acid (SUA). In both men (p<0.05) and women (p<0.01), BMI and SUA were significantly correlated with WC. In men, triglycerides (r=0.501, p<0.01) had a positive correlation with WC, and CRP (r=0.442, p<0.01) had a positive correlation with BMI. In women, triglycerides (r=0.470, p<0.01) and CRP (r=0.366, p<0.01) had a positive correlation with WC. Therefore, WC and SUA may be the most effective anthropometric indices of obesity for screening Korean population.