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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association of hyperuricemia and metabolic syndrome (MS) in Thai postmenopausal women.A total of 740 consecutive Thai postmenopausal women were reviewed who were not receiving uric acid or lipid-lowering agents at the Menopause Clinic, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Bangkok, from January 2004 to January 2016. Hyperuricemia was defined as serum uric acid level5.7 mg/dl. The revised National Cholesterol Education Program (rNCEP) 2004 criteria were used for diagnosis of MS. The association of hyperuricemia and MS was evaluated.Among 740 women, 162 patients (21.9%) were hyperuricemic. The prevalence of MS was 43.8% and 21.8% for hyperuricemic and normo-uricemic women, respectively. Hyperuricemia was significantly associated with increased risk of MS (odds ratio 2.79, 95% confidence interval 1.93-4.0; p 0.001).There was a significant association of hyperuricemia and MS in Thai postmenopausal women. These two co-morbidities were common after menopause. When hyperuricemia is diagnosed, MS should be screened, prevented or treated to decrease cardiovascular disease in the future.

Competition for nutrients and water between crops and associated hedgerows reduces overall performance of contour hedgerow systems and hampers its acceptance by rural communities in tropical mountainous regions. Therefore, it is imperative to better understand competition leading to a decline in crop response close to hedges. In the highlands of North East Thailand spatial variability in grain yield of maize (Zea mays L., cv. Suwan 1) was assessed for two contour hedgerow systems based on Brachiaria ruziziensis Germain et Evrard (Ruzi grass) barriers or Leucaena leucocephala (Lam) de Wit hedges without or with fertilizer (60 kg N ha−1 and 14 kg P ha−1). Available % MathType!Translator!2!1!AMS LaTeX.tdl!TeX -- AMS-LaTeX!% MathType!MTEF!2!1!+-% feaaeaart1ev0aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbbjxAHX% garmWu51MyVXgatuuDJXwAK1uy0HwmaeHbfv3ySLgzG0uy0Hgip5wz% aebbnrfifHhDYfgasaacH8qrps0lbbf9q8WrFfeuY-Hhbbf9v8qqaq% Fr0xc9pk0xbba9q8WqFfea0-yr0RYxir-Jbba9q8aq0-yq-He9q8qq% Q8frFve9Fve9Ff0dmeaabaqaciGacaGaaeqabaWaaeWaeaaakeaaca% WGobGaam4tamaaDaaaleaacaaIZaaabaGaeyOeI0caaOGaeyOeI0Ia% amOtaaaa!3CD8! $$NO^{ - }_{3} - N$$ was analyzed across the slope. In addition, shoot N concentration and δ13C values in leaves were measured for maize plants in the center of the alley and in the row next to and at the upper side of barriers or hedges. Despite variable field conditions, δ13C values were significantly (p