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Since then, measurement of serum uric acid has been suggested as a predictor of CHD.
Dissecting out the role of uric acid is further complicated by three things: high levels of uric acid are associated with hypertension and being overweight (other risk factors for CHD); levels of uric acid can be altered by drugs such as diuretics that people with CHD often take; and finally, alteration of renal function can affect uric acid levels.
Identified relationships included: ghrelin with high-density lipoprotein (HDL), alcohol intake, and creatinine; leptin with diastolic blood pressure, smoking, and blood urea nitrogen (BUN); adiponectin with HDL, triglycerides, uric acid, and BUN; insulin with HDL, triglycerides, uric acid, and smoking; glucose with HDL, triglycerides, uric acid, alcohol intake, BUN, and creatinine; QUICKI with HDL, triglycerides, uric acid, smoking, and BUN.
The paper answers the question of the role of uric acid in prediction of CHD clearly: the risk ratio for prediction of disease was 1.13 (1.
Retrospective studies may be unable to control adequately for other risk factors—hence prospective, ideally population-based, studies would be the best to answer the question of whether there really is an association between high uric acid and CHD.