STUDY OF SERUM URIC ACID IN NEWLY DIAGNOSED HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS

TURANKAR S.A.¹, SONUNE K.², TURANKAR A.V.^3
1Biochemistry Department, Grant Medical College and Sir Jamshedjee Jeejeebhoy, Byculla, Mumbai- 400 008, MS, India.
²Biochemistry Department, Grant Medical College and Sir Jamshedjee Jeejeebhoy, Byculla, Mumbai- 400 008, MS, India.
³Biochemistry Department, Grant Medical College and Sir Jamshedjee Jeejeebhoy, Byculla, Mumbai- 400 008, MS, India.

Received : 28-08-2012     Accepted : 18-07-2013     Published : 06-08-2013
Volume : 1     Issue : 1       Pages : 15 - 17
World Res J Crit Care 1.1 (2013):15-17

Aim of this study was to estimate, relation between serum uric acid and newly diagnosed hypertension. <i>Objective:</i> To find out asses the association between hyperuricaemia and hypertension. <i>Material and Method:</i> A case control study was conducted in department of Biochemistry of Grant Govt. Medical College and Sir J.J Group of Hospitals from May to July 2010. A total no. of 50 newly diagnosed hypertensive subjects aged 30 - 40 yrs. were included as cases with same no. of age matched normotensive subjects as control after excluding the associated abnormal disease conditions. Serum uric acid was measured on autoanalyzer AU-400 and values noted. <i>Result:</i> The mean & std.deviation of serum uric acid levels were 5.704 + 1.571 mg/dl and 13.28 + 1.533 mg/dl in case and control patients resp. The serum uric acid levels were significantly higher(p<o.ooo1) in hypertensive cases as compare to normotensive patients. <i>Conclusion:</i> It is concluded that hyperuricaemia is significantly associated with hypertension and hyperuricaemia - hypertension risk relationship is present in patients irrespective of metabolic syndrome.