Prevalence of Hyperuricemia in the Cardiology Department of the Gabriel Touré University Hospital

Uric acid (UA) is considered a true cardiovascular risk factor. Hyperuricemia is defined as a serum UA concentration > 70 mg/L or 420 μmol/L and occurs when UA production exceeds its excretion. The objective of our study was to investigate hyperuricemia in the cardiology department of the Gabriel Touré University Hospital. Methods: This was a descriptive and analytical cross-sectional study conducted over a 3-month period from May 1 to July 31, 2025, in the cardiology department of the Gabriel Touré University Hospital in Bamako. It included all patients aged 17 years or older who were seen in consultation and/or hospitalized and who consented to participate in the study. Patients who were unable to undergo serum uric acid testing were excluded. Data collection was carried out using a survey form including sociodemographic, clinical, and paraclinical data. Data entry and analysis were performed using SPSS version 25.0, and the chi-square test was used for statistical analysis. Results: During the study period, 629 patients were seen or hospitalized. Among them, 200 patients underwent serum uric acid testing, and 114 had hyperuricemia, representing a hospital frequency of 57%. The age group ≥ 60 years was the most represented (44%), and uric acid levels were higher in this group (47.4%), although the difference was not statistically significant (p = 0.707). Females were the most represented (67%; n = 134), with a male to female ratio of 0.49. Hyperuricemia was more frequent in women (60.5% vs. 39.5%; p = 0.025), with a statistically significant association between hyperuricemia and sex. Conclusion: The frequency of hyperuricemia is not negligible in our department, hypertension and sedentary lifestyle were highly prevalent cardiovascular risk factors in our population, and however, their association with hyperuricemia was not statistically significant.