• 1. School of Health Management, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510080, P. R. China;
  • 2. Health Management Center, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510080, P. R. China;
  • 3. School of Public Health, the University of Hongkong, Hongkong 999077, P. R. China;
ZHOU Guangqing, Email: 13318898668@189.cn
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Objective  To analyze the effects of hyperuricemia (HUA) on the prevalence of dyslipidemia in the elderly. Methods A total of 5 990 elderly people with complete and important variables from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) public database in 2015 were extracted. Their blood lipids, related physiological and biochemical indices, and basic demographic information were collected. The effects of HUA on the prevalence of dyslipidemia in the elderly were analyzed using the probit model, and empirical analysis was performed using the propensity score matching method (PSM). Results  Among the 5 990 subjects, 13.6% of the elderly had HUA and the prevalence of dyslipidemia was 37.5%. After correcting the endogeneity among variables, the probability of dyslipidemia in elderly patients with HUA increased by 9.5%-11.7% (P<0.01), in which the probability of high triglyceridemia (TG), high total cholesterol (TC), high low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) increased by 10.4%-11.5% (P<0.01), 2.7%-3.8% (P<0.01), 1.7%-2.3% (P<0.05), and 4.3%-4.9% (P<0.05), respectively. Conclusion  HUA is associated with various types of dyslipidemia, among which its relationship with high TG and low HDL-C is strong. Targeted interventions should be taken for elderly HUA patients, aiming to reduce the rate of dyslipidemia and promote the goal of "healthy ageing" in China.

Citation: YUAN Kongjun, YU Xinglei, ZHAO Chuangyi, YANG Yuan, YAN Danhong, ZHOU Guangqing, WANG Wenyu. Effects of hyperuricemia on the prevalence of dyslipidemia in the elderly: an empirical study based on propensity score matching. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2022, 22(7): 785-790. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.202203006 Copy

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