... Ji Bak Kim; Sunki Lee; Jin Oh Na; Hong Euy Lim; Jin Won Kim; Seung-Woon Rha; Chang Gyu Park; Hong Seog Seo; Dong Joo Oh; Eung Ju KimEmail author.
Lee et al. Clinical Hypertension (2015) 21:14 DOI 10.1186/s40885-015-0022-9
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Relationship between uric acid and blood pressure in different age groups Jae Joong Lee1, Jeonghoon Ahn2, Jinseub Hwang2, Seong Woo Han3, Kwang No Lee1, Ji Bak Kim1, Sunki Lee1, Jin Oh Na1, Hong Euy Lim1, Jin Won Kim1, Seung-Woon Rha1, Chang Gyu Park1, Hong Seog Seo1, Dong Joo Oh1 and Eung Ju Kim1*
Abstract Introduction: Serum uric acid (UA) has been known to have a positive association with blood pressure (BP). However, the relationship between serum UA and BP in different age groups is unclear. Methods: A total of 45,098 Koreans who underwent health examinations at Korea Association of Health Promotion with no history of taking drugs related with UA and/or BP were analyzed for determining the relationship between serum UA and BP. Results: In men
