Objective To explore the effect of serum uric acid (SUA) level on forearm bone mineral density (BMD) and the interaction between SUA and body mass index (BMI) on BMD in males under physical examination. Methods A total of 2,270 male annual health examinees over 50 years old were selected from the Health Examination Center of our hospital from January to December 2020. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry was used to measure the BMD value at the distal 1/3 of the radius of the non-dominant forearm. The research subjects were divided into normal bone mass group, osteopenia group, and osteoporosis group according to the T value of forearm bone mass. Those whose SUA level within the normal range were divided into Q1-Q4 groups according to quartiles, and those whose SUA level above the normal range were divided into Q5 group. The changes of SUA and its correlation with BMD were explored in each group. The influencing factors of abnormal bone mass were analyzed. The multiplicative and additive effect models were performed to explore the interaction among the influencing factors. Results The level of SUA in the forearm osteoporosis group was lower than that in the normal bone mass group and the osteopenia group. There was significant difference in BMD value, T value, prevalence of osteopenia, and osteoporosis between Q1-Q5 groups (P<0.05). Bivariate correlation analysis indicated that BMD value and T value were positively associated with SUA level (P<0.05). Ordinal multiclass logistic regression analysis showed that age, systolic blood pressure (SBP), and hypertension were positively correlated with the risk of abnormal bone mass. However, BMI and SUA were negatively correlated with the risk of abnormal bone mass (P<0.05). There was a multiplicative interaction but no additive interaction between BMI and SUA on bone mass. The estimated values (95% CI) of RERI, AP and S were -0.114 (-0.622, 0.394), -0.177 (-0.980, 0.627), and 1.475 (0.189, 11.485), respectively. Conclusion In the male physical examination population over 50 years old, age, SBP, and hypertension are risk factors of abnormal bone mass, and BMI and SUA are protective factors of abnormal bone mass. There is a multiplicative but not an additive interaction between BMI and SUA. |