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. 2016 Jan 11;11(1):e0146172. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0146172

Table 3. Odds ratios for different exposure definitions of treated-to-target urate levels.

Cases In target / Not in target Controls In target / Not in target Crude OR (95% CI) Adjusted* OR (95% CI)
Urate threshold for treat-to-target
< 0.20 mmol/l 16 / 522 22 / 1769 2.17 (1.07–4.43) 2.29 (1.05–4.97)
< 0.30 mmol/l 94 / 444 317 / 1474 0.88 (0.66–1.16) 1.11 (0.81–1.52)
< 0.36 mmol/l 197 / 341 728 / 1063 0.77 (0.62–0.95) 1.01 (0.79–1.28)
< 0.42 mmol/l 326 / 212 1231 / 560 0.63 (0.51–0.78) 0.94 (0.73–1.20)
< 0.48 mmol/l 437 / 101 1559 / 232 0.60 (0.46–0.79) 0.88 (0.65–1.20)
Percent change from baseline urate level
0–10 508 / 30 1665 / 126 1.27 (0.83–1.94) 1.24 (0.78–1.98)
> 10 467 / 71 1501 / 290 1.18 (0.88–1.58) 1.22 (0.89–1.68)
> 20 387 / 151 1212 / 579 1.15 (0.91–1.44) 1.07 (0.83–1.38)
> 30 268 / 270 794 / 997 1.10 (0.89–1.35) 1.07 (0.85–1.36)
> 40 160 / 378 398 / 1393 1.32 (1.05–1.66) 1.15 (0.88–1.50)
> 50 71 / 467 153 / 1638 1.57 (1.15–2.16) 1.43 (1.00–2.04)
> 60 30 / 508 47 / 1744 2.17 (1.31–3.61) 1.97 (1.13–3.46)

*) Adjusted by variables presented in S1 Table