Table 6.
Linear regression analysis of predictors of uric acid plasma concentrations
| |
Outcome variable: Uric acid |
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Parameter |
Coefficient |
Standard |
P |
| Estimate | Error | Chi-Squared | |
| Diet: healthy vs. non-healthy |
0.01 |
0.16 |
0.93 |
| Diet: intermediate vs. non-healthy |
0.12 |
0.14 |
0.41 |
| Sex: male vs. female |
13.69 |
0.12 |
<0.001 |
| Use of diuretics: no vs. yes |
−0.53 |
0.21 |
0.01 |
| Use of beta-blockers: no vs. yes |
−0.27 |
0.19 |
0.15 |
| Physical activity: none vs. moderate/heavy |
−0.17 |
0.16 |
0.30 |
| Physical activity: light vs. moderate/heavy |
−0.10 |
0.16 |
0.55 |
| Body mass index |
0.023 |
0.014 |
0.11 |
| Waist circumference |
0.014 |
0.005 |
0.009 |
| Age | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.03 |