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METABOLIC & HORMONE MARKERS
Also printed as: Urate · Serum uric acid · UA
Educational only — not medical advice.
Uric acid is a waste product from breaking down purines, compounds found in your own cells and in certain foods. Your kidneys clear most of it. The level reflects how much you produce and how well you excrete it.
Uric acid connects diet, kidney clearance, and joint symptoms, so it is read alongside kidney markers and, when relevant, alongside what your joints are doing. Many people with a raised level have no symptoms at all.
TYPICAL ADULT RANGE
Many labs report roughly 3.4–7.0 mg/dL for adult men and 2.4–6.0 mg/dL for adult women. Ranges vary by lab. Reported in mg/dL.
Reference ranges vary by lab, by method, and by age and sex. Always read your own result against the range printed on your report.
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Low uric acid is generally not treated as a concern. It can follow a lower-purine or plant-forward diet, certain medications that increase excretion, and some inherited variations in kidney handling. No action typically follows from a low value alone. If your report flags it, it is a reasonable thing to mention in passing at your next visit.
A higher uric acid is common and often symptom-free. Everyday contributors include dehydration at the draw, alcohol (especially beer), fructose-sweetened drinks, purine-rich foods, fasting or rapid weight loss, hard exercise, and several widely used medications including some diuretics and low-dose aspirin. Kidney clearance and genetics play large roles too. If it is high and you have had a painful, swollen joint, that combination is specifically worth telling your doctor about — the decision about whether a raised level needs anything done is theirs to make with you.
Your doctor is the one who can read this number against your history, symptoms, and medications.
Educational only — not medical advice. Lab results only mean something alongside your history, symptoms, medications, and the rest of your panel. Bring questions to your doctor; they are the one who can interpret your results for you.
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