From: Hyperuricemia and coronary heart disease mortality: a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies
Study | Year | Age (years) | Participants (%men) | Duration (years) | Hyperuricemia definition (mg/dl) | Confounding factors | Outcome definition | NOS score |
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CHA-W [21] | 1989 | 35–64 | 6797 white women in USA | 11.5 | Per 1 mg/dl increase | Age, weight, smoking, DBP, cholesterol, antihypertensive drugs, ECG abnormalities | ICD-8 codes on death certificates | 4/2/3 |
NHANES-I [22] | 2000 | 25–74 (48.1) | 5962 (45.6) non-institutionalized population in USA | 16.4 | M: 7.0; W: 5.6; Per 1 mg/dl increase | Age, race, BMI, cholesterol, smoking, alcohol, hypertension, DM, diuretic use | ICD-9 codes on death certificates, and/or a proxy interview | 4/2/3 |
Tomita [23] | 2000 | 25–60 | 49,413 male railroad workers in Japan | 5.4 | M: 6.5 | Age | ICD-9 codes on health and pension records | 3/1/3 |
Belgian study [24] | 2001 | 25–74 | 9710 (53.9) subjects in Belgia | 10 | M: 7.0; W: 5.4 | M:age, DBP, educational level, smoking, alcohol; W:age, cholesterol, SBP, BMI, smoking, alcohol, DM | ICD-9 codes on hospital records | 4/2/3 |
KMIC [25] | 2004 | 44.6 ± 8.7 | 22,698 men in Korea | 9 | M: 7.0 | Age, DM, hypertension, cholesterol, smoking | Death certificates | 4/2/3 |
Baibas [26] | 2005 | ≥25 | 1198 (42) adults in rural Greece | 14 | Per 1 mg/dl increase | Age, village, educational level, weight, smoking, alcohol, SBP, blood glucose, cholesterol, triglycerides | ICD-9 codes on death certificates | 4/2/3 |
Atomic bomb Study [27] | 2005 | 20–89 (48.6) | 10,615 (36.4) Japanese atomic bomb survivors | 24.9 | M: 7.0; W: 6.0 | Age, BMI, smoking, alcohol, SBP, DM, cholesterol, histories of hypertension, kidney disease; malignant tumor; estimated radiation dose | ICD-7 to 10 codes on death certificates | 3/2/3 |
Israeli male Study [28] | 2006 | 49 ± 7 | 9125 men in Israel | 23 | M: 5.6 | age, BMI, SBP, DM, smoking, LVH on ECG, cholesterol | ICD-9 codes on death certificates and hospital records | 4/2/3 |
MRFIT [29] | 2008 | 41–63 | 9105 men in USA | 17 | M: 7.0 | Clinical center, age, BP, cholesterol, triglyceride, smoking, family history of AMI, aspirin and diuretic use, BMI | ICD-9 and 10 codes on death certificates | 4/2/3 |
VHMPP-M [30] | 2008 | 41.6 | 83,863 Austrian men | 13.6 | M: 6.7 | Age, BMI, BP, cholesterol, triglycerides, glucose, smoking, year of examination | ICD-9 and 10 codes on death certificates; autopsy records | 4/2/3 |
VHMPP-W [31] | 2008 | 62.3 ± 8.8 | 28,613 elderly Austrian women | 15.2 | W: 5.4 | Age, BMI, BP, cholesterol, triglycerides, glucose, smoking, occupational status, year of examination | ICD-9 and 10 codes on death certificates; autopsy records | 4/2/3 |
Chinese cohort study [32] | 2009 | 51.5 ± 11.5 | 90,393 (46.3) adults in Taiwan | 8.2 | M and W: 7.0; Per 1 mg/dl increase | Age, BMI, cholesterol, triglycerides, DM, hypertension, smoking, alcohol, sex | ICD-9 codes on death certificates | 4/2/3 |
Puddu [33] | 2014 | 35–74 | 2888 (44.1) adults from Gubbio in Italy | 13.5 | M and W: 7.0 | Age, gender, SBP, cholesterol, smoking, BMI, blood glucose, e-GFR | ICD-9 codes on death certificates | 4/2/3 |
NHANES-III [34] | 2015 | 45.3 | 11,009 (45.9) adults in USA | 14.5 | M and W: 6.3 | Age, sex, race, BMI, SBP, smoking, HDL, cholesterol, antihypertensive drug | ICD-10 codes on death certificates | 4/2/3 |