Sarcopenia and weight loss occur more frequently in patients with lower concentrations of serum urate, according to data published in Arthritis & Rheumatology.
However, the link between low serum urate and mortality was found to be non-significant after adjusting for body composition and weight loss, the researchers added.
“Studies in the past have often shown that people with low urate levels have higher risks of some bad outcomes, including early death,” Joshua F. Baker, MD, MSCE, an associate professor of rheumatology and epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania, in