Temporal trends in hyperuricaemia among adults in Wuhan city, China, from 2010 to 2019: a cross-sectional study

ObjectivesHyperuricaemia is a risk factor for gout attacks, kidney damage and cardiovascular events. Evidence on the trends in hyperuricaemia burden in Wuhan city, China, was limited. The present study aimed to estimate the prevalence of and a decade trend in hyperuricaemia in Wuhan city.DesignCross-sectional study.SettingHealth Management Center of Tongji Hospital.ParticipantsA total of 732 527 adult participants from the general population who took a physical examination in the Health Management Center between 2010 and 2019.Main outcome measuresPrevalence of and trends in hyperuricaemia.ResultsThe overall prevalence of hyperuricaemia was 25.8% (36.6% in men and 10.8% in women) in 2019. The hyperuricaemia prevalence and serum uric acid (SUA) levels were significantly higher in young men, old women and participants with obesity, hypertension, diabetes or dyslipidaemia (p