Table 1. Number of subjects with hyperuricemia in relation to age and gender.

Gender		Male		Female		Total
Age	Total	Hyperuricemia	Total	Hyperuricemia	Total	Hyperuricemia
6–8 yr	156	20 (12.8)*	122	8 (6.6)	278	28 (10.1)
9–11 yr	310	70 (22.6)	189	26 (13.8)	499	96 (19.2)
12–14 yr	154	61 (39.6)	96	28 (29.2)	250	89 (35.6)
Total	620	151 (24.4)	407	62 (15.2)	1027	213 (20.7)

^*Numbers in parentheses indicate the percentage.