Hyperuricemia

Hyperuricemia is a health condition characterized by abnormally high levels of uric acid in the blood, defined as serum uric acid concentrations exceeding 6 mg/dL for females, 7 mg/dL for males, and 5.5 mg/dL for youth, resulting from increased production, decreased excretion, or a combination of both. Uric acid primarily exists as urate in the body, with levels influenced by dietary purine intake, endogenous synthesis, and excretion through urine and the gastrointestinal tract.