Hyperuricemia in Children and Adolescents: Present Knowledge and Future Directions

Table 3

Prevalence of hyperuricemia in a general or obese children and adolescents.

Author	Study year	Number	Age (years)	Sex	Uric acid (mg/dL)	Hyperuricemia (%)
General population
Ford et al. [45]	1999–2002	1370	12∼17	Both	≧5.5	30.2
					≧6.0	22.2
					>7.0	6.5
Lee et al. [46]	2001–2002	2284	6∼12	Male	≧7.0	26.5
				Female		18.8
Shatat et al. [47]	2005–2008	1912	13∼18	Both	>6.0	19.3
Kawasaki et al. [48]	2011–2012	29714	<15	Male	≧7.1	5.4
					≧8.0	1.6
				Female	≧7.1	0.45
					≧8.0	0.15
Li et al. [49]	2015	4073	3∼6	Male	≧5.1	11.8
				Female		8.3
Obese population
Tang et al. [50]	2005–2008	1027	6∼14	Male	≧5.9∼7.0	24.4
				Female	≧5.9∼6.2	15.2
Modino et al. [51]	Not shown	148	5∼19	Both	≧5.5	53
Cardoso et al. [52]	2009–2010	129	<18	Both	>5.5	12.4
Ságodi et al. [53]	Not shown	162	10∼14	Both	Unknown	38.3

The number within brackets indicate the reference number.