Table 3.
Risk of hyperuricemia according to tertiles of the waist circumference among men and women.
| Waist circumference* | p value for trend | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tertile 1 | Tertile 2 | Tertile 3 | ||
| Men | N=793 | N=772 | N=766 | |
| N of events/person-years | 141/4040 | 191/3824 | 219/3460 | |
| Incidence rate (per 1000 person-years) | 34.9 | 49.9 | 63.3 | |
| Crude hazard ratio (95% confidence interval) | 1.00 (Reference) | 1.44 (1.16–1.79) | 1.80 (1.46–2.22) | <0.001 |
| Adjusted hazard ratio **(95% confidence interval) | 1.00 (Reference) | 1.25 (0.99–1.57) | 1.49 (1.18–1.89) | <0.001 |
| Women | N=1081 | N=1083 | N=1072 | |
| N of events/person-years | 35/6307 | 41/6488 | 70/5888 | |
| Incidence rate (per 1000 person-years) | 5.5 | 6.3 | 11.9 | |
| Crude hazard ratio (95% confidence interval) | 1.00 (Reference) | 1.14 (0.73–1.79) | 2.13 (1.42–3.19) | <0.001 |
| Adjusted hazard ratio **(95% confidence interval) | 1.00 (Reference) | 0.93 (0.56–1.54) | 1.67 (1.05–2.66) | 0.014 |
*Tertile 1: ≤ 81.0 cm for men and ≤ 78.0 cm for women; Tertile 2: 81.1–88.0 cm for men and 78.1–86.5 cm for women; Tertile 3: > 88.0 cm for men and > 86.5 cm for women.
**Adjusted for age, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, chronic kidney disease, smoking, current daily alcohol intake, and regular exercise.