Abstract: Objective To analyze the effect of diet,drinking and obesity on gout in patients with asymptomatic hyperuricemia by investigating their general condition. Methods Among the 1 209 persons who underwent physical and health examination in our hospital in May-August 2010,34 who were diagnosed as gout served as a gout group,63 with asymptomatic hyperuricemia served as a hyperuricemia group,and 118 with normal uric acid served as a control group.Effect of diet,drinking and obesity on gout was studied. Results The intake of vegetables,dairy and alcohol,and the waistline were significantly different among the 3 groups（P＜0.05）.The alcohol intake and waistline were significantly different between the gout and hyperuricemia groups（P＜0.05）.Logistic regression analysis showed that the OR was 0.090 for waistline and 0.646 for alcohol intake（P＜0.05）. Conclusion Central obesity and alcohol intake are the risk factors for gout in patients with asymptomatic hyperuricemia.