Table 2.
Characteristics of RHU and normouricemic groups
| RHU group n = 7 (No 3, 4, 6, 8, 11, 12, 13) |
Normouricemic group n = 31 |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 70 ± 10 | 67 ± 5 | 0.250 |
| Male (%) | 57.1 | 58.1 | 0.966 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 22.1 ± 5.0 | 23.4 ± 3.8 | 0.443 |
| SUA (mg/dL) | 1.17 ± 0.70 | 5.32 ± 1.02 | < 0.001 |
| Scr (mg/dL) | 0.82 ± 0.23 | 0.76 ± 0.18 | 0.452 |
| eGFR (mL/min) | 69.8 ± 24.5 | 73.2 ± 13.5 | 0.614 |
| TG (mg/dL) | 123.3 ± 64.0 | 89.9 ± 34.0 | 0.057 |
| HDL-C (mg/dL) | 68.0 ± 23.0 | 70.5 ± 17.0 | 0.746 |
| LDL-C (mg/dL) | 106.6 ± 29.2 | 118.2 ± 24.0 | 0.273 |
| AST (IU/L) | 24.0 ± 5.8 | 21.6 ± 4.6 | 0.239 |
| ALT (IU/L) | 19.0 ± 7.6 | 19.4 ± 6.3 | 0.888 |
| γ-GTP (IU/L) | 43.9 ± 44.7 | 34.0 ± 22.4 | 0.395 |
| Dyslipidemia (%) | 14.3 | 61.3 | < 0.05 |
| Hypertension (%) | 28.6 | 48.4 | 0.354 |
| Diabetes (%) | 0.0 | 19.4 | 0.215 |
| Urolithiasis (%) | 28.6 | 0.0 | < 0.05 |
The RHU group consisted of six patients (Nos. 3, 4, 6, 8, 11, 12, and 13)
BMI body mass index, SUA serum uric acid, Scr serum creatinine, TG triglyceride, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol