Hs-CRP levels were measured by immunoturbidimetry using the Cobas analyzer (Roche, Germany) and the Cardiac C-Reactive Protein High Sensitivity reagent (Roche, Germany) (detection range 0.1–20 mg/L). High and low hs-CRP levels were defined as ≥ 3.0 mg/L and < 3.0 mg/dL, respectively [1 (link)]. SUA was measured by colorimetric method using uricase and Uric acid reagent (Eiken, Japan) on a Hitachi Automatic Analyzer (Hitachi, Japan) (lower detection limit 1.0 mg/dL). High and low SUA levels were defined as ≥ 6 mg/dL and < 6 mg/dL, respectively [10 (link)].
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