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. 2018 Aug 11;7(8):210.
doi: 10.3390/jcm7080210.

Folate, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12 Intake in Relation to Hyperuricemia

Yiying Zhang  1   2 , Hongbin Qiu  3   4
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Folate, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12 Intake in Relation to Hyperuricemia

Yiying Zhang et al. J Clin Med. .

Abstract

To assess the association between intake of folate, vitamin B6, and vitamin B12 with hyperuricemia (HU) among adults from the United States (US), we extracted relevant data from 24,975 US adults aged 20⁻85 years from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) in 2001⁻2014. All dietary intake was evaluated by 24-h dietary recalls. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed to explore the associations after adjustment for confounders. Compared to the lowest quintile (Q1), for males, adjusted odds ratios (ORs) of HU in Q2 to Q5 of folate (dietary folate equivalent, DFE) intake were 0.84 (95% CI, 0.73⁻0.96), 0.84 (0.73⁻0.97), 0.72 (0.62⁻0.84), and 0.64 (0.53⁻0.77), respectively (p for trend <0.0001). In females, adjusted ORs in Q2 to Q4 of folate (DFE) intake were 0.84 (95% CI, 0.71⁻0.99), 0.81 (0.68⁻0.96), and 0.82 (0.68⁻0.99), with a p for trend of 0.1475. Our findings indicated the intakes of total folate, folic acid, food folate, folate (DFE), vitamin B12, but not vitamin B6, were inversely related to the risk of HU in males. A lower risk of HU with higher intakes of total folate, food folate, and folate (DFE) was found in females, but with no association between intakes of folic acid, vitamin B6, B12, and the risk of HU for females.

Keywords: NHANES; folate; hyperuricemia; vitamin B12; vitamin B6.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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