Different clinical impact of hyperuricemia according to etiologies of chronic kidney disease: Gonryo Study

Hyperuricemia is highly prevalent in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients, but the evidence for a relationship between uric acid (UA) and clinical outcomes in CKD patients is limited and inconsistent. We hypothesized that UA has a different impact on clinical outcomes according to the underlying disease causing CKD.This study prospectively investigated the associations between UA and renal and non-renal outcomes according to the underlying...