Trait: uric acid measurement

Experimental Factor Ontology (EFO) Information
Identifier EFO_0004761
Description Is a quantification of uric acid, typically in blood. Uric acid is associated with gout, insulin resistance and cardivascular disease.
Trait category
Cardiovascular measurement
Synonyms 2 synonyms
  • uric acid level
  • uric acid levels
Mapped term SNOMEDCT:86228006

Associated Polygenic Score(s)

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Individuals included in:
G - Source of Variant Associations (GWAS)
D - Score Development/Training
E - PGS Evaluation
List of ancestries includes:
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Polygenic Score ID & Name PGS Publication ID (PGP) Reported Trait Mapped Trait(s) (Ontology) Number of Variants Ancestry distribution
GWAS
Dev
Eval
 Scoring File (FTP Link)
PGS000755
(PRS_SUA)
 PGP000161 |
Cho SK et al. Sci Rep (2020)
 Serum uric acid levels uric acid measurement 14
-
 https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS000755/ScoringFiles/PGS000755.txt.gz
PGS002290
(GRS10_PUA)
 PGP000318 |
Gurung RL et al. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2022)
 Uric acid level uric acid measurement 10
-
 https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS002290/ScoringFiles/PGS002290.txt.gz
PGS019810
(TPMI_UA_Lassosum2)
 PGP000835 |
Chen HH et al. Nature (2025)
 Uric acid, blood uric acid measurement 8,740
https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS019810/ScoringFiles/PGS019810.txt.gz
PGS019834
(TPMI_UA_LDPred2)
 PGP000835 |
Chen HH et al. Nature (2025)
 Uric acid, blood uric acid measurement 939,771
https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS019834/ScoringFiles/PGS019834.txt.gz
PGS019858
(TPMI_UA_PRS-CS)
 PGP000835 |
Chen HH et al. Nature (2025)
 Uric acid, blood uric acid measurement 983,733
https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS019858/ScoringFiles/PGS019858.txt.gz
PGS019882
(TPMI_UA_SBayesR)
 PGP000835 |
Chen HH et al. Nature (2025)
 Uric acid, blood uric acid measurement 1,006,403
https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS019882/ScoringFiles/PGS019882.txt.gz
PGS019906
(TPMI_UA_MegaPRS)
 PGP000835 |
Chen HH et al. Nature (2025)
 Uric acid, blood uric acid measurement 406,906
https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS019906/ScoringFiles/PGS019906.txt.gz
PGS019918
(TPMI_UA_PRSmix+)
 PGP000835 |
Chen HH et al. Nature (2025)
 Uric acid, blood uric acid measurement 1,071,434
https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS019918/ScoringFiles/PGS019918.txt.gz

Performance Metrics

Disclaimer: The performance metrics are displayed as reported by the source studies. It is important to note that metrics are not necessarily comparable with each other. For example, metrics depend on the sample characteristics (described by the PGS Catalog Sample Set [PSS] ID), phenotyping, and statistical modelling. Please refer to the source publication for additional guidance on performance.

PGS Performance
Metric ID (PPM) 		Evaluated Score PGS Sample Set ID
(PSS) 		Performance Source Trait PGS Effect Sizes
(per SD change) 		Classification Metrics Other Metrics Covariates Included in the Model PGS Performance:
Other Relevant Information
PPM001923 PGS000755
(PRS_SUA)
 PSS000964|
East Asian Ancestry|
1,167 individuals
 PGP000161 |
Cho SK et al. Sci Rep (2020)
 Reported Trait: Serum uric acid levels β: 0.237 (0.033) — — Sex, age, BMI, eGFR, diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidaemia, systolic blood pressure, total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, triglycerides Only 11 of the 14 SNPs were utilised within the polygenic score
PPM001924 PGS000755
(PRS_SUA)
 PSS000965|
East Asian Ancestry|
2,027 individuals
 PGP000161 |
Cho SK et al. Sci Rep (2020)
 Reported Trait: Serum uric acid levels β: 0.211 (0.022) — — Sex, age, BMI, eGFR, diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidaemia, systolic blood pressure, total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, triglycerides Only 13 of the 14 SNPs were utilised within the polygenic score
PPM013007 PGS002290
(GRS10_PUA)
 PSS009644|
East Asian Ancestry|
1,146 individuals
 PGP000318 |
Gurung RL et al. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2022)
 Reported Trait: Plasma uric acid level β: 0.142 (0.025) — — Age, sex —
PPM013008 PGS002290
(GRS10_PUA)
 PSS009644|
East Asian Ancestry|
1,146 individuals
 PGP000318 |
Gurung RL et al. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2022)
 Reported Trait: Rapid decline in kidney function OR: 1.12 [1.01, 1.24] — — Age, sex, MI, HbA1c, diabetes duration, SBP, eGFR, ln uACR, RAS antagonist and Insulin usage (yes/no) —
PPM037992 PGS019810
(TPMI_UA_Lassosum2)
 PSS013805|
East Asian Ancestry|
9,151 individuals
 PGP000835 |
Chen HH et al. Nature (2025)
 Reported Trait: Uric acid, blood — AUROC: 0.76454 R²: 0.0666 sex, age, array, PCs 1-10 —
PPM038016 PGS019834
(TPMI_UA_LDPred2)
 PSS013804|
East Asian Ancestry|
9,151 individuals
 PGP000835 |
Chen HH et al. Nature (2025)
 Reported Trait: Uric acid, blood — AUROC: 0.65137 R²: 0.07366 sex, age, array, PCs 1-10 —
PPM038040 PGS019858
(TPMI_UA_PRS-CS)
 PSS013807|
East Asian Ancestry|
9,151 individuals
 PGP000835 |
Chen HH et al. Nature (2025)
 Reported Trait: Uric acid, blood — — R²: 0.07262 sex, age, array, PCs 1-10 —
PPM038064 PGS019882
(TPMI_UA_SBayesR)
 PSS013809|
East Asian Ancestry|
9,151 individuals
 PGP000835 |
Chen HH et al. Nature (2025)
 Reported Trait: Uric acid, blood — — R²: 0.0641 sex, age, array, PCs 1-10 —
PPM038088 PGS019906
(TPMI_UA_MegaPRS)
 PSS013806|
East Asian Ancestry|
9,151 individuals
 PGP000835 |
Chen HH et al. Nature (2025)
 Reported Trait: Uric acid, blood — AUROC: 0.78759 R²: 0.05369 sex, age, array, PCs 1-10 —
PPM038100 PGS019918
(TPMI_UA_PRSmix+)
 PSS013808|
East Asian Ancestry|
9,151 individuals
 PGP000835 |
Chen HH et al. Nature (2025)
 Reported Trait: Uric acid, blood — — R²: 0.08114 sex, age, array, PCs 1-10 —

Evaluated Samples

PGS Sample Set ID
(PSS) 		Phenotype Definitions and Methods Participant Follow-up Time Sample Numbers Age of Study Participants Sample Ancestry Additional Ancestry Description Cohort(s) Additional Sample/Cohort Information
PSS000964 — — 1,167 individuals,
40.19 % Male samples
 Mean = 64.61 years
Sd = 8.26 years		 East Asian
(Korean)		 — KoGES —
PSS000965 — — 2,027 individuals,
56.14 % Male samples
 Mean = 39.35 years
Sd = 8.87 years		 East Asian
(Korean)		 — NR —
PSS013804 — — 9,151 individuals,
51.19 % Male samples
 — East Asian
(Han Chinese)		 — TPMI —
PSS013805 — — 9,151 individuals,
51.19 % Male samples
 — East Asian
(Han Chinese)		 — TPMI —
PSS013806 — — 9,151 individuals,
51.19 % Male samples
 — East Asian
(Han Chinese)		 — TPMI —
PSS013807 — — 9,151 individuals,
51.19 % Male samples
 — East Asian
(Han Chinese)		 — TPMI —
PSS013808 — — 9,151 individuals,
51.19 % Male samples
 — East Asian
(Han Chinese)		 — TPMI —
PSS013809 — — 9,151 individuals,
51.19 % Male samples
 — East Asian
(Han Chinese)		 — TPMI —
PSS009644 — —
[
  • 160 cases
  • , 986 controls
]
 — East Asian
(Chinese)		 — DN, SMART2D —