The Prevalence of Hyperuricemia and Associated Factors in Depok

Abstract:
In recent years, there has been an increase in the prevalence of hyperuricemia, and the latter has attracted attention as an adult lifestyle-associated disease, together with hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia. Previous study showed there is a strong association between insulin resistance and hyperuricemia and the metabolic syndrome.Until now, there are still no definitive data regarding the prevalence of hyperuricemia in Indonesian.This study aims to estimate the prevalence of hyperuricemia and associated risk factors in Depok City, West Java. This was a cross sectional study design which was held in Depok, West Java on the period of March until May 2014. Seventy respondents with no history of hyperuricemia who fulfilled the criteria and would like to participate in this study were followed up to join this study.Chi-square testand multivariate analysis using logistic regression test were done to obtain associated risk factors to hyperuricemia. About 18.6% subjects presented hyperuricemia,which was more frequent inmales, age ≥50 years old, with elementary school background, not working and had history of purine consumption. In the multivariate analysis, the association was remained significant with gender, age, work status and history of purine consumption. The high level of hyperuricemia prevalence suggests us changingfood consumption and controllingpurine consumption to minimize the occurrence of this condition. Moreover, we recommend drinking a lot of water and eating fruits, avoiding stress and doingregular light exercise or perform physical activities.