Table 2. Univariate analysis of serum uric acid levels before treatment of 114 patients, according to risk factors for oxidative stress.
| Risk factors | Uric acid (mg/dL) | p* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | |||
| Age (years) | 18 ⊣ 30 | 4.04 | 0.94 | 0.149** |
| 30 ⊣ 40 | 4.63 | 1.16 | ||
| 40 ⊣ 50 | 4.95 | 1.63 | ||
| >50 | 4.54 | 1.86 | ||
| Smoking | Yes | 4.69 | 1.26 | 0.311 |
| No | 4.50 | 1.53 | ||
| Alcoholism | Yes | 4.66 | 1.54 | 0.415 |
| No | 4.53 | 1.48 | ||
| Hyperlipidemia | Yes | 6.88 | 2.48 | 0.006 |
| No | 4.43 | 1.33 | ||
| Hypertension | Yes | 4.80 | 1.86 | 0.825 |
| No | 4.51 | 1.45 | ||
| Type 2 diabetes mellitus | Yes | 4.15 | 1.20 | 0.658 |
| No | 4.54 | 1.48 | ||
Notes.
*
Mann–Whitney test.
**
Kruskal–Wallis test.