FORD D K, DEMOS A M
Can Med Assoc J. 1964 Jun 6;90(23):1295-7.
Because previous studies have shown that serum uric acid levels are higher in members of the Filipino and Maori races than in Caucasians, and because gout seemed unexpectedly common in the Chinese population of Vancouver, a study of serum uric acid levels in Caucasian, Chinese and Haida Indian males was undertaken. The serum uric acid levels of 200 Caucasian, 100 Chinese and 237 Haida Indian males were determined by the ultraviolet spectrophotometric method of Dubbs, which gives a result 0.5 mg. % below that of the more commonly employed method of Grayzel. The mean level of the Caucasians was 4.55 mg. % and that of the Haida Indians 4.41 mg. %; in contrast, the Chinese mean was 5.44 mg. %, a significantly higher figure than the means of the other two groups. No explanation for this finding can be given at present.
由于先前的研究表明,菲律宾人和毛利人的血清尿酸水平高于白种人,而且在温哥华的华裔人群中痛风似乎出人意料地常见,因此对白人、华裔和海达印第安男性的血清尿酸水平进行了一项研究。采用杜布斯的紫外分光光度法测定了200名白人、100名华裔和237名海达印第安男性的血清尿酸水平,该方法得出的结果比更常用的格雷泽尔方法低0.5毫克%。白人的平均水平为4.55毫克%,海达印第安人的平均水平为4.41毫克%;相比之下,华裔的平均水平为5.44毫克%,明显高于其他两组的平均值。目前无法对这一发现做出解释。