Table 3. Partial correlation coefficients between serum uric acid concentrations and characteristics, food intake and nutrient intake adjusted for age and BMI.

	Men (n = 640)		Women (n = 989)
Characteristics	Partial correlation1	p	Partial correlation1	p
Age (years)	−0.06	0.14	0.08	0.01
BMI (kg/m2)	0.28	<0.0001	0.26	<0.0001
Total meat (g/d)2	0.07	0.36	0.10	0.11
Fish (g/d)3	0.02	0.71	0.06	0.19
Eggs (g/d)4	−0.03	0.47	0.02	0.65
Dairy milk (g/d)4 , 5	−0.03	0.57	−0.08	0.04
Dairy yoghurt (g/d)4	−0.06	0.23	−0.06	0.11
Dairy cheese (g/d)4	−0.06	0.17	−0.01	0.81
Vegetables (g/d)	0.08	0.05	0.02	0.46
Fruits (g/d)	0.06	0.12	0.04	0.27
Beer (ml/d)6	0.15	0.0006	0.03	0.48
Wine (ml/d)6	0.02	0.69	0.05	0.13
Fructose-rich drinks (ml/d)7	0.02	0.68	0.05	0.15
Coffee (ml/d)	−0.04	0.30	−0.01	0.65
Tea (ml/d)	0.02	0.63	−0.05	0.12
Energy (kJ/d)	−0.05	0.25	−0.02	0.57
Protein (% of energy)	−0.06	0.14	−0.06	0.05
Dairy protein (% of energy)4	−0.10	0.04	−0.11	0.004
Soy protein (% of energy)	0.12	0.002	−0.01	0.75
Fat (% of energy)	−0.08	0.05	0.02	0.45
Carbohydrates (% of energy)	<0.01	0.92	−0.04	0.23
Total sugar (% of energy)	−0.02	0.70	−0.05	0.10
Alcohol (g/d)6	0.13	0.002	0.06	0.09
Englyst fibre (g/d)	0.06	0.10	0.03	0.36
Calcium (mg/d)	−0.17	<0.0001	−0.16	<0.0001
Calcium (mg/d) excluding vegans4	−0.03	0.47	−0.11	0.004
Vitamin C (mg/d)	0.07	0.07	0.04	0.23

¹Adjusted for age (20–29; 30–39; 40–49; 50–59; ≥60 years) and BMI (<20; 20–<22.5; 22.5–<25; 25–<27.5; ≥27.5 kg/m²).

²In meat eaters only (163 men and 245 women). Total meat comprises red meat, processed meat, liver and poultry.

³In meat and fish eaters only (322 men and 491 women).

⁴In meat eaters, fish eaters and vegetarians only (478 men and 739 women).

⁵Missing data for 4 men and 4 women.

⁶In alcohol consumers only (drinking >0.4 g alcohol per day; 535 men and 797 women).

⁷Fructose-rich drinks comprise fruit juice and sugar sweetened soft drinks.