Table 3.

Serum uric acid levels according to alcohol consumption.

Characteristic	Men (n = 3418)		Women (n = 3665)
	n (%)	Serum uric acid (mg/dL) Mean ± SD	n (%)	Serum uric acid (mg/dL) Mean ± SD
Drank alcohol last year?
No	1487 (43.5%)	5.95 ± 2.01	3381 (92.3%)	4.50 ± 1.36
Yes	1931 (56.5%)	6.00 ± 1.78	284 (7.8%)	4.52 ± 1.35
P value		.44		.83
Frequency of alcohol consumption (n = 2213)
Almost every day	684 (35.5%)	6.22 ± 1.93	48 (16.9%)	4.51 ± 1.11
1–4 times a week	736 (38.2%)	5.92 ± 1.71	84 (29.6%)	4.52 ± 1.32
Once or twice a month	372 (19.3%)	5.86 ± 1.65	76 (26.8%)	4.44 ± 1.39
No more than once a month	137 (7.1%)	5.81 ± 1.62	76 (26.8%)	4.62 ± 1.50
P value		.001		.88
Drink beer? (n = 2212)
No	771 (40.0%)	5.97 ± 1.78	133 (46.8%)	4.56 ± 1.38
Yes	1157 (60.0%)	6.03 ± 1.78	151 (53.2%)	4.49 ± 1.33
P value		.44		.63
Drink wine? (n = 2208)
No	1729 (89.9%)	5.96 ± 1.77	201 (70.8%)	4.55 ± 1.35
Yes	195 (10.1%)	6.40 ± 1.81	83 (29.2%)	4.47 ± 1.37
P value		.002		.66
Drink liquor
No	377 (19.5%)	6.20 ± 1.86	116 (40.9%)	4.42 ± 1.27
Yes	1552 (80.5%)	5.96 ± 1.76	168 (59.2%)	4.59 ± 1.41
P value		.02		.29
Beer intake (g/wk) (n = 2207)
0	782 (40.7%)	5.97 ± 1.77	140 (49.3%)	4.61 ± 1.43
≤37.92 (M)/≤18.96 (W)	681 (35.4%)	6.00 ± 1.73	86 (30.3%)	4.44 ± 1.33
>37.92 (M)/>18.96 (W)	460 (23.9%)	6.06 ± 1.88	58 (20.4%)	4.44 ± 1.19
P value		.70		.58
Wine intake (g/wk) (n = 2205)
0	1735 (90.3%)	5.96 ± 1.77	205 (72.4%)	4.57 ± 1.38
≤11.85 (M)/≤7.90 (W)	95 (4.9%)	6.38 ± 1.87	46 (16.3%)	4.55 ± 1.37
>11.85 (M)/>7.90 (W)	92 (4.8%)	6.43 ± 1.82	32 (11.3%)	4.19 ± 1.12
P value		.001		.33
Liquor intake (g/wk) (n = 2207)
0	389 (20.2%)	6.20 ± 1.84	117 (41.2%)	4.43 ± 1.27
≤90.60 (M)/≤30.20 (W)	793 (41.2%)	5.79 ± 1.63	85 (29.9%)	4.50 ± 1.40
>90.60 (M)/>30.20 (W)	741 (38.5%)	6.12 ± 1.89	82 (28.9%)	4.68 ± 1.42
P value		<.001		.43

P values were calculated using the t test and analysis of variance for continuous variables and the chi-square test for categorical variables.

M = men, SD = standard deviation, W = women.