How much uric acid is considered gout? High uric acid does not necessarily mean gout

Although most patients with gout have high uric acid levels, in fact, if the uric acid level is simply high, it does not necessarily mean that the patient has gout, but may also have other diseases.

1. The medically defined standard uric acid value is: 237.9-356.9 micromol/L (4-6 mg/dL) for adult males and 178.4-297.4 micromol/L (3-5 mg/dL) for females. Among them, the uric acid level of female friends is usually lower than that of male friends. The main reason is that the uric acid level of female friends is relatively stable during menstruation. The increase of uric acid level mostly occurs during menopause in women and shows a certain trend close to the uric acid level of men.

2. Usually, if the uric acid level in human blood exceeds 420 micromol/L, it can be diagnosed as hyperuricemia. However, since there are other understandings of gout in medicine, the normal reference values ​​may differ in different hospitals, and the judgment depends on the specific situation. Among them, only 5-12% of patients with hyperuricemia will further develop gout. Therefore, in most cases we do not use uric acid levels as a criterion for measuring whether a person has gout. Uric acid levels are only used as a medical basis for determining the disease.

3. The above article introduces the normal level of uric acid and the clinical basis of uric acid values ​​in terms of how much uric acid value exceeds the normal value to be considered gout. We hope that you can have an understanding of uric acid and normal uric acid values, and have a more comprehensive understanding of the impact of uric acid values ​​on gout.

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4. Although higher uric acid levels are not the main cause of gout, there are also patients who have high uric acid levels throughout their lives without developing gout or any related symptoms. However, the chance of developing gout increases as the duration of increased uric acid levels increases. To prevent gout, you also need to pay attention to your own health status, seek medical treatment in time, and then take timely prevention and treatment.