[Relationship between serum uric acid levels and muscle strength/volume: a new insight from a large-scale survey].

Serum uric acid (UA) concentration is regulated by its production in the liver and/or intestine and its rate of excretion from the kidneys. However, little is known about skeletal muscle involvement in determining the physiological UA level. The present trial explores whether muscle strength and/or muscle volume is associated with UA levels.Muscle strength was evaluated in terms of grasping power calculated as an average of right and left hand...