Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of male subjects.
| Characteristic | Quartile one | Quartile two | Quartile three | Quartile four | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <345 | >345 & <400 | >400 & <468 | >468 | ||
| N = 170 | N = 170 | N = 170 | N = 169 | ||
| Serum uric acid (umol/L) | 306 (217–329) | 373 (361–383) | 432 (414–448) | 519 (489–561) | <0.001 |
| Clinical Characteristics | |||||
| Age (Years) | 54.12 ± 12.93 | 51.72 ± 15.04 | 53.59 ± 15.6 | 53.51 ± 16.06 | 0.03 |
| Hypertension | 71 | 66 | 75 | 87 | 0.10 |
| Diabetes | 21 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 0.12 |
| Current smoker (%) | 69 | 43 | 49 | 53 | 0.01 |
| Current alcohol use (%) | 23 | 19 | 25 | 27 | 0.62 |
| High school or above (%) | 78 | 99 | 82 | 85 | 0.09 |
| Physical inactivity (%) | 106 | 86 | 89 | 93 | 0.16 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 128.65 ± 18.76 | 126.36 ± 17.85 | 132.78 ± 19.85 | 133.99 ± 19.68 | 0.001 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 78.78 ± 9.57 | 77.95 ± 11.30 | 80.15 ± 10.74 | 81.65 ± 10.57 | 0.03 |
| Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | 23.06 ± 3.24 | 23.58 ± 3.58 | 23.79 ± 3.21 | 24.80 ± 3.26 | <0.001 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 84.14 ± 9.46 | 85.69 ± 9.72 | 86.52 ± 9.46 | 89.60 ± 9.16 | <0.001 |
| Laboratory values | |||||
| Serum Creatitine (umol/L) | 82.77 ± 13.27 | 84.32 ± 13.05 | 88.05 ± 15.34 | 93.68 ± 16.91 | <0.001 |
| eGFR(mL/min/1.73m2) | 96.87 ± 19.90 | 95.31 ± 18.02 | 90.37 ± 18.44 | 84.80 ± 21.49 | <0.001 |
| Fasting glucose (mmo/L) | 5.31 ± 1.73 | 4.94 ± 1.12 | 4.93 ± 0.97 | 5.11 ± 1.05 | 0.046 |
| Serum triglyceride (mmol/L) | 1.22 (0.88–1.76) | 1.15 (0.88–1.82) | 1.40 (1.04–2.14) | 1.9 (1.25–2.62) | <0.001 |
| Serum low density lipoprotein (mmol/L) | 3.14 ± 0.88 | 3.15 ± 0.82 | 3.14 ± 0.94 | 3.13 ± 1.03 | 0.98 |
| Serum high density lipoprotein (mmol/L) | 1.48 ± 0.33 | 1.44 ± 0.29 | 1.41 ± 0.33 | 1.41 ± 0.31 | 0.19 |
| Serum C-reactive protein (mg/L) | 1.01 (0.49–2.63) | 0.67 (0.32–1.65) | 1.25 (0.62–2.76) | <0.001 | <0.001 |
Mean ± SD or median (25th to 75th percentiles) for continuous variables and proportion (95% confidence interval) for category variables are presented.