尿酸是嘌呤代谢的终未产物，由源哈代谢紊乱使血尿酸生成过多可引起原发性高尿酸血症，而高尿酸血症可伴发痛风、高脂血症、糖尿病等相关性疾病［’3。近年发现该病在中国人中并非少见，但缺乏全国性大组人群患病率的调查。为此我们于1998年对广州市Zbel例老年人进行血尿酸及甘 Uric acid is the final unproductive product of purine metabolism. Hyperuricemia caused by excessive metabolism of the source and the source can cause primary hyperuricemia, and hyperuricemia can be associated with gout, hyperlipidemia, diabetes and other related diseases. [’3. In recent years, it has been found that the disease is not uncommon among Chinese people, but it lacks a survey of the prevalence of large national groups. To this end, we conducted blood uric acid and glucose in the elderly of Zbel in Guangzhou in 1998.