TY - JOUR T1 - Hyperuricemia is associated with low cardiorespiratory fitness levels and excess weight in schoolchildren JO - Jornal de Pediatria (English Edition) T2 - AU - Reis,Luiza N. AU - Renner,Jane D.P. AU - Reuter,Cézane P. AU - Horta,Jorge A. AU - Paiva,Dulciane N. AU - Valim,Andréia R. de M. AU - Sehn,Ana P. AU - de Mello,Elza D. AU - Burgos,Miria S. SN - 00217557 M3 - 10.1016/j.jped.2016.11.011 DO - 10.1016/j.jped.2016.11.011 UR - https://jped.elsevier.es/en-hyperuricemia-is-associated-with-low-articulo-S0021755717303327 AB - ObjectiveTo evaluate the possible association between hyperuricemia and cardiorespiratory fitness levels/nutritional profile, grouped into a single variable, in schoolchildren. MethodCross-sectional study of 2335 students from Elementary schools, aged 7–17 years of both genders, stratified by conglomerates of a municipality in Southern Brazil. Body mass index (BMI) was calculated and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) was assessed by the 6-minute run/walk test. The BMI and CRF were grouped into a single variable, considering: (1) low and normal weight/fit; (2) low and normal weight/unfit; (3) overweight-obesity/fit; (4) overweight-obesity/unfit. The Poisson regression (prevalence ratio, PR) was used for the association between hyperuricemia and BMI/CRF ratio with 95% confidence intervals and differences were considered significant when p<0.05. ResultsThere is an association, although subtle, between the presence of hyperuricemia with low levels of CRF and the presence of excess weight, when grouped into a single variable. Boys and girls with this condition have higher prevalence of hyperuricemia (PR: 1.07; p=0.007 for boys; PR: 1.10; p<0.001 for girls). ConclusionTogether, excess weight and low levels of cardiorespiratory fitness are associated with the presence of hyperuricemia in schoolchildren. ER -