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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Aug 25.
Published in final edited form as: J Rheumatol. 2009 Feb;36(2):378–384. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.080646

Table 3.

Association of SUA and prevalence of carotid plaques in men stratified by hypertension, renal insufficiency, diabetes, age, BMI.

Risk Factor Presence of
Carotid Plaques, n/N		 Adjusted OR by
Category of USA, mg/dl		 p for Linear
Trend		 p for
Interaction
<5 5 to < 6 6 to < 6.8 ≥ 6.8
Hypertension*
     Absent 343/1468 1.0 1.34 1.41 2.04 0.008 0.2
     Present 337/778 1.0 1.23 2.06 1.52 0.09
Renal insufficiency
     Absent 585/2074 1.0 1.36 1.61 1.68 0.01 0.6
     Present 95/172 1.0 0.66 1.79 3.04 0.02
Diabetes
     Absent 571/2023 1.0 1.25 1.53 1.53 0.04 0.5
     Present 109/223 1.0 1.72 1.40 3.43 0.009
Age
     < 55 yrs 143/1180 1.0 0.95 1.31 1.82 0.03 0.3
     ≥ 55 yrs 537/1066 1.0 1.42 1.67 1.67 0.03
BMI
     < 30 kg/m2 513/1663 1.0 1.34 1.66 1.66 0.02 0.8
     ≥ 30 kg/m2 167/583 1.0 1.36 1.73 2.06 0.05
*

Additionally adjusted for mean arterial pressure. BMI: body mass index.