Table 2.

Association of SUA and prevalence of carotid plaques in men and in women.

SUA, mg/dl	No. Subjects	Prevalence of Carotid Plaques, %	Crude OR	Adjusted OR (95% CI)
Men
< 5	360	26.1	1.0 (reference)	1.0 (reference)
5 to < 6	685	28.0	1.10	1.29 (0.92–1.82)
6 to 6.8	595	30.4	1.24	1.61 (1.12–2.30)
≥ 6.8	606	35.2	1.53	1.75 (1.21–2.51)
Test for trend				p = 0.002
Women
< 5	1589	18.6	1.0 (reference)	1.0 (reference)
5 to < 6	587	25.4	1.49	1.05 (0.79–1.39)
6 to < 6.8	259	31.3	1.99	1.03 (0.69–1.52)
≥ 6.8	185	33.5	2.20	1.06 (0.70–1.59)
Test for trend				p = 0.08