Table 4.

Association between hyperuricaemia and SHOA

	Hyperuricaemia
	No	Yes
Total
Number with SHOA, n (%)	228 (5.5)	63 (7.3)
Crude OR (95% CI)	1.00 (reference)	1.36 (0.94 to 1.97)
Adjusted OR (95% CI)*	1.00 (reference)	1.39 (0.94 to 2.07)
Men
Number with SHOA, n (%)	58 (3.2)	27 (5.7)
Crude OR (95% CI)	1.00 (reference)	1.85 (1.00 to 3.43)
Adjusted OR (95% CI)†	1.00 (reference)	1.84 (0.98 to 3.45)
Women
Number with SHOA, n (%)	170 (7.3)	36 (9.3)
Crude OR (95% CI)	1.00 (reference)	1.30 (0.81 to 2.08)
Adjusted OR (95% CI)†	1.00 (reference)	1.11 (0.66 to 1.86)

*Adjusted for age, sex, body mass index, smoking status, alcohol consumption, history of hand injury, diabetes and hypertension.

†Adjusted for age, body mass index, smoking status, alcohol consumption, history of hand injury, diabetes and hypertension.

SHOA, symptomatic hand osteoarthritis.