Uric acid abnormality among medical ward inpatients at jimma Unversity medical center jimma, ethiopia

Abstract

Hyperuricemia is a metabolic disorder characterized by elevated serum uric acid levels and is increasingly associated with cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. Despite its clinical importance, there is limited evidence on the magnitude of hyperuricemia and its associated factors among hospitalized adult patients, particularly in Ethiopia and at Jimma University Medical Center. So this study assessed the prevalence of uric acid abnormality and its associated factors in admitted patient