Association of uric acid levels with severity of Plasmodium infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Sci Rep · 2023 · PMC10495360 · PMID 37697061

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In terms of study design, cohort studies showed higher UA levels in severe cases with marginal significance ( P = 0.05, Hedges’ g = 2.49, 95% CI 0.02–4.97, I 2 = 98.11%, 2 studies), while cross-sectional studies did not reach statistical significance ( P = 0.08, Hedges’ g = 4.00, 95% CI − 0.44 to 8.44, I 2 = 99.09%, 4 studies).

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However, UA levels in cases where diagnostic methods and types of blood samples were not specified did not reach statistical significance (Table 3 ).

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