Table 3. Characteristics of female subjects categorized by quartiles of serum uric acid.
| Women | Serum uric acid (mg/dL) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quartile-1 | Quartile-2 | Quartile-3 | Quartile-4 | ||
| 0.7–4.0 | 4.1–4.7 | 4.8–5.4 | 5.5–9.3 | ||
| Characteristics N = 847 | N = 233 | N = 222 | N = 198 | N = 194 | P for trend* |
| Age (years) | 71 ± 7 | 71 ± 6 | 71 ± 7 | 73 ± 6 | 0.060 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 21.7 ± 3.0 | 22.2 ± 2.9 | 23.2 ± 3.2 | 23.6 ± 3.3 | <0.001 |
| Exercise habits (%) | 35.6 | 43.7 | 37.4 | 41.2 | 0.293 |
| Smoking status (never/past/light/heavy (%)) | 97.9/1.3/0/0.9 | 98.2/1.4/0/0.5 | 96.0/2.5/1.0/0.5 | 95.9/2.6/0.5/1.0 | 0.675 |
| Drinking Status (never/occasional/ light/heavy (%)) | 73.4/21.9/4.7 | 77.9/17.1/5.0 | 70.2/25.3/4.5 | 66.5/24.7/8.8 | 0.111 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 137 ± 18 | 136 ± 17 | 138 ± 17 | 139 ± 16 | 0.387 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 77 ± 10 | 76 ± 9 | 77 ± 9 | 77 ± 9 | 0.515 |
| Antihypertensive medication (%) | 36.9 | 40.1 | 53.0 | 58.8 | <0.001 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dl) | 82 (63–108) | 81 (64–109) | 87 (65–118) | 97 (73–138) | <0.001 |
| HDL cholesterol (mg/dl) | 68 ± 16 | 71 ± 17 | 68 ± 15 | 64 ± 16 | <0.001 |
| LDL cholesterol (mg/dl) | 125 ± 29 | 124 ± 29 | 126 ± 28 | 124 ± 32 | 0.943 |
| Antidyslipidemic medication (%) | 24.9 | 30.6 | 32.3 | 37.1 | 0.054 |
| Hemoglobin A 1c (%) | 5.7 ± 0.4 | 5.8 ± 0.5 | 5.7 ± 0.4 | 5.9 ± 0.5 | <0.001 |
| Antidiabetic medication (%) | 3.4 | 7.7 | 4.0 | 7.7 | 0.096 |
| eGFRCKDEPI | 75.7 ± 7.0 | 73.3 ± 7.7 | 70.5 ± 8.4 | 66.2 ± 11.0 | <0.001 |
| Chronic kidney disease (%) | 2.1 | 6.3 | 11.1 | 24.7 | <0.001 |
Data presented are mean ± standard deviation. Data for triglycerides is skewed, and is presented as median (interquartile range) values.
* P for trend: Kruskal Wallis test or χ2 test.