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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Public Health
Sec. Public Health Education and Promotion
Volume 13 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1587194
This article is part of the Research TopicSports, Nutrition, and Public Health: Analyzing their Interconnected ImpactsView all 3 articles
Exploring the nonlinear relationship between serum uric acid to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and obesity in older adults: a cross-sectional study
Provisionally accepted- 1Second Clinical Medical School, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
- 2First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
- 3Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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The prevalence of obesity, a common metabolic disorder, has been increasing annually, particularly among the elderly population. This trend poses a significant socioeconomic burden. The Uric acid-to-HDL ratio (UHR) was defined by dividing UA (mg/dL) by HDL-C (mg/dL) and multiplying by 100%. According to recent clinical research, UHR has emerged as a potential innovative indicator in metabolic status evaluation, supported by contemporary biomarker research. This cross-sectional study investigated the association between the UHR index and obesity prevalence among the elderly population in the United States.
Keywords: Uric acid-to-HDL ratio (UHR)1, HDL cholesterol2, uric acid3, geriatric obesity4, NHANES5, Metabolic Syndrome6
Received: 04 Mar 2025; Accepted: 10 Apr 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Wang, Qiao, Zheng, Zheng, Ni and He. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Xiaoming He, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, 310005, Zhejiang Province, China
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