Sex-specific associations of serum uric acid with metabolic syndrome in Chinese rural population: The RuralDiab study

The results of this study showed that serum uric acid was significantly associated with metabolic syndrome and its components in Chinese rural population. Furthermore, the findings demonstrated that the significant associations varied across sex. In addition, the results of epidemiological research were similar with the meta-analysis, which demonstrates the credible of the results of the epidemiology research.