Table 2.

Prevalence of hyperuricemia (serum uric acid > 7.0 mg/dL) and hypouricemia (serum uric acid ≤ 2.0 mg/dL) in the Korean population

Classification	Total population in cohort	No. of classified participants in cohort	Prevalence per 1,000 persons (95% CI)
Hyperuricemia
Overall	172,970	8,790	50.82 (49.79–51.86)
Male	58,981	7,859	133.25 (130.53–136.01)
Female	113,989	931	8.17 (7.66–8.71)
Age, yr
40–49	63,651	2,911	45.73 (44.14–47.38)
50–59	66,618	3,150	47.28 (45.70–48.92)
60–69	39,090	2,422	61.96 (59.61–64.39)
70–79	3,611	307	85.02 (76.36–94.56)
Hypouricemia
Overall	172,970	720	4.16 (3.87–4.48)
Male	58,981	65	1.10 (0.86–1.40)
Female	113,989	655	5.75 (5.32–6.20)
Age, yr
40–49	63,651	350	5.50 (4.95–6.10)
50–59	66,618	227	3.41 (2.99–3.88)
60–69	39,090	127	3.25 (2.73–3.86)
70–79	3,611	16	4.43 (2.73–7.19)

CI, confidence interval.