A cross-sectional study of a representative sample of boys aged 7-17 years (n=569) was carried out in Arkhangelsk. The rate of asymptomatic hyperuricemia was 27.59 %. Serum level of uric acid correlated with levels of triglycerides, total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein cholesterol, fasting glycemia, systolic and diastolic blood pressure (r = 0.49; 0.27; 0.27; 0.26; 0.34 u 0.35, respectively; p