Table 2.
Alcohol intake according to hyperuricemia and sex.
| Characteristic | Men (n = 3418) | Women (n = 3665) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-hyperuricemia: serum uric acid < 7 mg/dL (n = 2690) | Hyperuricemia: serum uric acid ≥ 7 mg/dL (n = 728) | P value | Non-hyperuricemia: Serum uric acid < 6 mg/dL (n = 3217) | Hyperuricemia: serum uric acid ≥ 6 mg/dL (n = 448) | P value | |
| Drank alcohol last year? | ||||||
| No | 1193 (44.4%) | 294 (40.4%) | .06 | 2968 (92.3%) | 413 (92.2%) | .96 |
| Yes | 1497 (55.7%) | 434 (59.6%) | 249 (7.7%) | 35 (7.8%) | ||
| Frequency of alcohol consumption (n = 2213) | ||||||
| Almost every day | 510 (34.1%) | 174 (40.1%) | .06 | 42 (16.9%) | 6 (17.1%) | .52 |
| 1–4 times a week | 572 (38.3%) | 164 (37.8%) | 73 (29.3%) | 11 (31.4%) | ||
| Once or twice a month | 301 (20.1%) | 71 (16.4%) | 64 (25.7%) | 12 (34.3%) | ||
| No more than once a month | 112 (7.5%) | 25 (5.8%) | 70 (28.1%) | 6 (17.1%) | ||
| Drink beer? (n = 2212) | ||||||
| No | 602 (40.3%) | 169 (38.9%) | .61 | 113 (45.4%) | 20 (57.1%) | .19 |
| Yes | 892 (59.7%) | 265 (61.1%) | 136 (54.6%) | 15 (42.9%) | ||
| Drink wine? (n = 2208) | ||||||
| No | 1352 (90.7%) | 377 (86.9%) | .02 | 176 (70.7%) | 25 (71.4%) | .93 |
| Yes | 138 (9.3%) | 57 (13.1%) | 73 (29.3%) | 10 (28.6%) | ||
| Drink liquor? (n = 2213) | ||||||
| No | 287 (19.2%) | 90 (20.7%) | .48 | 105 (42.2%) | 11 (31.4%) | .23 |
| Yes | 1208 (80.8%) | 344 (79.3%) | 144 (57.8%) | 24 (68.6%) | ||
| Beer intake (g/wk) | 37.6 ± 62.7 | 44.2 ± 93.3 | .17 | 25.5 ± 61.9 | 16.8 ± 45.7 | .32 |
| Wine intake (g/wk) | 2.3 ± 15.0 | 5.7 ± 27.4 | .01 | 5.3 ± 19.3 | 2.0 ± 4.1 | .02 |
| Liquor intake (g/wk) | 128.1 ± 181.0 | 146.8 ± 196.5 | .08 | 42.2 ± 75.4 | 69.5 ± 114.7 | .18 |
| Total alcohol intake (g/wk) | 167.9 ± 193.3 | 196.7 ± 220.8 | .01 | 73.3 ± 102.7 | 88.3 ± 115.7 | .43 |
| Beer intake (g/wk) (n = 2207) | ||||||
| 0 | 610 (40.9%) | 172 (38.8%) | .88 | 118 (47.4%) | 22 (62.9%) | .23 |
| ≤37.92 (M)/≤18.96 (W) | 528 (35.4%) | 153 (35.4%) | 78 (13.3%) | 8 (22.9%) | ||
| >37.92 (M)/>18.96 (W) | 353 (23.7%) | 107 (24.8%) | 53 (21.3%) | 5 (14.3%) | ||
| Wine intake (g/wk) (n = 2205) | ||||||
| 0 | 1357 (91.2%) | 378 (87.1%) | .02 | 179 (72.2%) | 26 (74.3%) | .86 |
| ≤11.85 (M)/≤7.90 (W) | 70 (4.7%) | 25 (5.8%) | 40 (16.1%) | 6 (17.1%) | ||
| >11.85 (M)/>7.90 (W) | 61 (4.1%) | 31 (7.1%) | 29 (11.7%) | 3 (8.6%) | ||
| Liquor intake (g/wk) (n = 2207) | ||||||
| No | 296 (19.8%) | 93 (21.6%) | .05 | 106 (42.6%) | 11 (31.4%) | .39 |
| ≤90.60 (M)/≤30.20 (W) | 637 (42.7%) | 156 (36.2%) | 74 (29.7%) | 11 (31.4%) | ||
| >90.60 (M)/>30.20 (W) | 559 (37.5%) | 182 (42.2%) | 69 (27.7%) | 13 (37.1%) | ||
Data are expressed a number (percentage) or mean ± standard deviation. P values were calculated using the chi-squared test for categorical variables and t test for continuous variables.
M = men, W = women.