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 |
Adjusted 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).
In meat eaters only (163 men and 245 women). Total meat comprises red meat, processed meat, liver and poultry.
In meat and fish eaters only (322 men and 491 women).
In meat eaters, fish eaters and vegetarians only (478 men and 739 women).
Missing data for 4 men and 4 women.
In alcohol consumers only (drinking >0.4 g alcohol per day; 535 men and 797 women).
Fructose-rich drinks comprise fruit juice and sugar sweetened soft drinks.