Table 2.
Factors correlated with tear and serum uric acid levels.
| Tear uric acid | Serum uric acid | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r | p Value | r | p Value | |
| Age | .151 | .106 | −.040 | .668 |
| BMI | .303 | .001** | .349 | <.001*** |
| SBP | .015 | .871 | .225 | .015* |
| DBP | −.098 | .293 | .127 | .176 |
| ALT | .088 | .347 | .280 | .002** |
| AST | .047 | .614 | .149 | .109 |
| BUN | .175 | .060 | .120 | .200 |
| Cr | .273 | .003** | .480 | <.001*** |
| eGFR | −.286 | .002** | −.290 | .002** |
| FPG | .148 | .114 | .128 | .172 |
| TC | −.084 | .371 | −.084 | .370 |
| TG | .227 | <.001*** | .372 | <.001*** |
| tIL‐1β | .597 | <.001*** | .355 | .003** |
| tTNF‐α | .174 | .062 | .051 | .590 |
Abbreviations: BUN, blood urea nitrogen; Cr, creatinine; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; HUA, hyperuricemia; SBP, systolic blood pressure; sUA, serum uric acid; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglycerides; tIL‐1β, tear interleukin‐1beta; tTNF‐α, tear tumor necrosis factor‐α; WHR, waist:hip ratio.
*
p < .05
**
p < .01
***
p < .001.