Association of Serum Uric Acid and Metabolic Syndrome Among Health Personnel from a Public Hospital in Peru

Abstract

Background and aims: This study explored the association between SUA and MetS among health personnel from a public hospital in Peru. Methods: We performed an analytical cross- sectional study. We analyzed data from the Plan for Prevention and Surveillance of Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases in the Workers of the Hospital de Huaycán 2019. Sociodemographic, anthropometric, and clinical laboratory data was retrieved. Metabolic syndrome was defined according to ALAD criteria. The association between SUA and MetS was determined using Poisson regression models with robust variance. Results: A sample of 292 health personnel were analyzed, mean age was 46.2 ± 10.6 years, and 69.2% (n=202) were women. The prevalence of MetS was 38%. After adjustment by confounding variables, women with levels of SUA in the high tertile had a 71% higher prevalence of MetS compared to those with levels of SUA in the lower tertile, and this association was statistically significant (aRP:1.71, 95%CI: 1.07 – 2.74). Conclusions: SUA was found to be associated with MetS in health personnel at a public hospital from Peru. After adjusting for confounders, the association was found to be stronger in women than in the overall population. Prospective studies are required to corroborate the results found.