Association Between Hyperuricemia and Ultrasound‐Detected Hand Synovitis
Main finding · Prevalence of hand gray-scale synovitisResult — go to the resultAdjusted odds ratio 1.28 95% CI 1.00–1.62Authors' conclusion
This population-based study provides more evidence for a positive association between hyperuricemia and prevalent hand synovitis.
Study context
- Population
- Population-based sample, Longshan County, Hunan Province, China; US of both hands3,286 analysed
- Participants
- 4,080 participants
- Exposure
- Hyperuricemia vs normouricemia
- Outcome
- Hand gray-scale synovitis (grade ≥2) and Power Doppler signal (PDS) (grade ≥1) on US
Methodological detailspopulation-based, adjusted for age, sex and BMI
- Population-based
- Adjusted for age, sex and BMI
Main finding
Prevalence of hand gray-scale synovitis
Adjusted odds ratio
1.28
95% CI 1.00–1.62
By group
Hyperuricemiavs Normouricemia
aOR 1.28 (95% CI 1.00–1.62)
As reported in the abstract
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
| Outcome | Estimate | |
|---|---|---|
| Prevalence of hand PDS | aOR 2.36 (95% CI 1.15–4.81) | |
| Gray-scale synovitis at hand and joint levelsHyperuricemiavs NormouricemiaHand level | aOR 1.27 (95% CI 1.00–1.60) | |
| Gray-scale synovitis at hand and joint levelsHyperuricemiavs NormouricemiaJoint level | aPR 1.26 (95% CI 1.10–1.44) | |
| PDS at hand and joint levelsHyperuricemiavs NormouricemiaHand level | aOR 2.35 (95% CI 1.15–4.79) | |
| PDS at hand and joint levelsHyperuricemiavs NormouricemiaJoint level | aPR 2.34 (95% CI 1.28–4.30) | |
| 0.20.5125Ratio (log scale) |
Original publication
Association Between Hyperuricemia and Ultrasound‐Detected Hand Synovitis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). Published 21 May 2024. doi:10.
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