Prevalence and risk factors of symptomatic hyperuricemia; quality of care of patients with hyperuricemia in a university hospital.

SHU was quite common among hyperuricemia in the university hospital. Male and serum uric acid concentration were associated with SHU while renal insufficiency had a marginal association. Only 31% of patients were given education and 67% of patients treated with allopurinol with appropriate indication. There was an opportunity to improve quality of hyperuricemic care.