In the 'Lab Values - Chemistries' section of our in-depth questionnaire we ask the following question about your uric acid level:
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Uric acid (plasma). Unit: mg/dL [umol/L]
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...indicates |
...and suggests |
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"Don't know" |
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"Under 3.5 [210]" |
Low uric acid level |
A symptom |
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"3.5 to 4.5 [210-270]" |
Low uric acid level |
A symptom |
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"4.6 to 7.0 [280-420] (normal)" |
Normal uric acid level |
A symptom |
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"Over 7.0 [420]" |
High uric acid level |
A symptom |
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Your answer will affect the likelihoods of the conditions below.
Any answers in green reduce the likelihood of the condition.
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Coronary Disease / Heart Attack |
Elevated levels of serum uric acid increase the risk of heart attack.
In evaluating 5,926 subjects who were between 25 and 74 years of age, after 16.4 years of follow-up, there were 1,593 deaths of which 45.9% were attributed to cardiovascular disease. It was found that increased serum uric acid levels were independently and significantly associated with the risk of cardiovascular mortality. [JAMA, May 10, 2000;283(18): pp.2404-2410] |
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Syndrome X |
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Uric Acid Levels Low |
(Obvious connection) |
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GLOSSARY
Cardiovascular
Pertaining to the heart and blood vessels.
Deciliter (dL)
0.1 or one tenth of a liter.
Milligram (mg, Milligrams)
0.001 or a thousandth of a gram.
mol (mmol, nmol, pmol, umol)
Mole. The amount of a substance that contains as many atoms, molecules, ions, or other elementary units as the number of atoms in 0.012 kilograms of carbon 12. The number is 6.0225 × 10^23, or Avogadro's number. Also called gram molecule.
mmol: millimole: 0.001 or one thousandth of a mole.
umol: micromole: 0.000001 or one millionth of a mole.
nmol: nanomole: 0.000000001 or one billionth of a mole.
pmol: picomole: 0.000000000001 or one trillionth of a mole.
Serum
The cell-free fluid of the bloodstream. It appears in a test tube after the blood clots and is often used in expressions relating to the levels of certain compounds in the blood stream.
Uric Acid (Hyperuricemia)
The final end product of certain native or dietary proteins, especially the nucleoproteins found in the nucleus of cells. Unlike the much smaller nitrogenous waste product urea, which is mostly recycled to form many amino acids, uric acid is an unrecycleable metabolite that must be excreted: nucleoprotein to purine to uric acid to the outside in the urine or the sweat. Hyperuricemia: Having elevated blood uric acid, either from a rapid rate of cell breakdown and synthesis (such as might occur from fasting, heavy training, trauma or any number of major diseases), a high consumption of organ meats, glandular supplements or spirulina, or the inability (usually hereditary) to excrete uric acid in the urine as fast as it is produced, even though production itself is not elevated.
Last updated: May 10, 2007
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