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The causal role of elevated uric acid and waist circumference on the risk of metabolic syndrome components.
International journal of obesity (2005) - 1 Apr 2020
Biradar Mahantesh I, Chiang Kuang-Mao, Yang Hsin-Chou, Huang Yen-Tsung, Pan Wen-Harn
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Hyperuricemia has been found to cluster with multiple components of metabolic syndrome (MetS). It is unclear whether hyperuricemia is a downstream result of MetS or may play an upstream role in MetS development. Using the Mendelian randomization (MR) method, we examined the causal relationship between elevated uric acid and the various components of MetS with waist circumference as a...
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