Table 3.
Baseline characteristics of postmenopausal women.
| Characteristic | Quartile one | Quartile two | Quartile three | Quartile four | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <281 | 281–329 | 330–380 | >380 | ||
| N = 164 | N = 164 | N = 164 | N = 165 | ||
| Serum uric acid (umol/L) | 225 (205–236) | 265 (256–275) | 306 (295–317) | 368 (345–418) | <0.001 |
| Clinical Characteristics | |||||
| Age (Years) | 40.54 ± 7.53 | 39.76 ± 7.97 | 38.05 ± 8.80 | 38.76 ± 9.14 | <0.001 |
| Hypertension | 25 | 20 | 26 | 38 | 0.04 |
| Diabetes | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.18 |
| Current smoker (%) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.35 |
| Current alcohol use (%) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.27 |
| High school or above (%) | 68 | 65 | 74 | 61 | 0.39 |
| Physical inactivity (%) | 84 | 90 | 83 | 87 | 0.53 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 114.39 ± 13.61 | 114.27 ± 15.23 | 117.23 ± 15.42 | 121.14 ± 18.03 | <0.001 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 72.18 ± 9.65 | 72.56 ± 9.17 | 74.66 ± 9.87 | 78.21 ± 12.59 | <0.001 |
| Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | 21.43 ± 2.46 | 22.42 ± 2.89 | 22.23 ± 3.33 | 22.88 ± 3.86 | <0.001 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 75.46 ± 7.05 | 77.19 ± 7.42 | 77.46 ± 8.97 | 78.72 ± 9.94 | <0.001 |
| Laboratory values | |||||
| Serum Creatitine (umol/L) | 58.207 ± 7.09 | 61.27 ± 8.70 | 63.45 ± 7.91 | 65.16 ± 9.23 | <0.001 |
| eGFR (mL/min/1.73m2) | 122.45 ± 19.97 | 116.43 ± 22.94 | 111.69 ± 18.37 | 108.40 ± 20.20 | <0.001 |
| Fasting glucose (mmo/L) | 4.66 ± 0.87 | 4.71 ± 0.87 | 4.60 ± 0.41 | 4.75 ± 0.76 | <0.001 |
| Serum triglyceride (mmol/L) | 0.82 (0.63–1.09) | 0.97 (0.72–1.32) | 0.96 (0.69–1.38) | 1.13(0.84–1.82) | <0.001 |
| Serum low density lipoprotein (mmol/L) | 2.86 ± 0.74 | 2.71 ± 0.76 | 2.90 ± 0.77 | 2.97 ± 0.81 | <0.001 |
| Serum high density lipoprotein (mmol/L) | 1.64 ± 0.28 | 1.59 ± 0.32 | 1.58 ± 0.31 | 1.56 ± 0.35 | <0.001 |
| Serum C-reactive protein (mg/L) | 0.45 (0.25–1.03) | 0.77 (0.37–1.77) | 0.73 (0.32–1.70) | 0.85 (0.39–1.75) | <0.001 |
Mean ± SD or median (25th to 75th percentiles) for continuous variables and proportion (95% confidence interval) for category variables are presented.