Correlation Analysis between Uric Acid and Metabolic Syndrome in the Chinese Elderly Population: A Cross-Sectional Study

Background. Currently, both metabolic syndrome and hyperuricaemia have attracted extensive attention in public health. The correlation between uric acid and metabolic syndrome is controversial. Research on the relationship between uric acid and metabolic syndrome in community-dwelling elderly people is relatively lacking. The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between uric acid and metabolic syndrome in the community-dwelling elderly people. Design. Cross-sectional study. Methods. We collected the physical examination data of 1,267 elderly people in Gutian community in Wuhan and used SPSS IBM 25.0 for data analysis. Correlation and logistic regression analyses were performed, and ROC curves were drawn. Results. The uric acid level of the nonmetabolic syndrome group was lower than that of the metabolic syndrome group (337.31 vs. 381.91 µmol/L; P