European Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Background: Hypertension and dyslipidemia are associated with oxidative stress and are major causes of cardiovascular disease amounting to 30% of global death rate.  Objective: To study the pathogenic role of Serum Uric Acid Levels  in  essential hypertension. Material and Methods:  This study was conducted at Department of General Medicine in a Medical College. Results: Mean age of the cases with hypertension was 55.02 years with 28.9% cases being above 60 years of age. Out of the total 235 cases, 57.9% were males while 42.1% were females. Out of the total 235 cases with hypertension, 83.8% were in stage I hypertension while 16.2% were in stage II hypertension. Prevalence of hyperuricemia was seen as 27.7% among cases with hypertension. Mean age was comparable among cases with and without hyperuricemia (54.85 vs 55.09 years; p-0.84. Conclusion: Mean serum uric acid levels were significantly associated with increase in systolic and diastolic blood pressure