It is well known that high levels of uric acid in the human blood can cause the disease gout. Generally speaking, men’s blood uric acid level is about 149-416umol/L, and women’s blood uric acid level is about 89-357umol/L. If it is higher than the above level for a long time, it is a high uric acid disease. If the blood uric acid is elevated for a long time, it may cause gout, and the higher the blood uric acid level, the greater the possibility of gout attack. Of course, this data is not absolute, and there are some individual differences, so there is no specific value of uric acid that causes a gout attack. Under normal circumstances, uric acid in the body is basically present in the blood in the form of monosodium salt of uric acid, and the uric acid pool stores about 1200mg of uric acid salts, of which about half is renewed daily, i.e. 600mg of uric acid is excreted from the body with the intestines and kidneys. If the body produces too much purine, or if uric acid metabolism decreases, this can lead to an increase in blood uric acid levels. Men with blood uric acid above 416umol/L and women with blood uric acid above 357umol/L are considered to have hyperuricemia. However, elevated blood uric acid alone does not equate to gout; gout must occur with the precipitation and with the deposition of urate crystals. Generally speaking, blood uric acid level, gender, age and other factors together determine whether gout attacks and how early they occur. If you find an increase in uric acid during your regular physical examination, you don’t need to be too anxious, as some of them are only temporary and can recover on their own through self-regulation, but if you still find elevated blood uric acid after several reviews, you should seek immediate medical attention to prevent gout.