Table 1. Demographic, medical, and drug history of patients according to their serum UA level .
Total
608 (100%) |
Low UA group
518 (85.2%) |
High UA group90 (14.8%)
|
P value | |
Age | 62.6±13.4 | 61.8±13.4 | 67.5±12.4 | 0.001 |
Gender, male | 436 (71.7%) | 378 (72.9%) | 58 (64.4%) | 0.097 |
Familial history of CAD | 85 (13.9%) | 78 (15.0%) | 7 (7.7%) | 0.066 |
Antihypertensive drugs | 267 (43.9%) | 216 (41.7%) | 51 (56.6%) | 0.008 |
Antidiabetic drugs | 117 (19.2%) | 96 (18.5%) | 21 (23.3%) | 0.286 |
Opiate | 57 (9.3%) | 51 (9.8%) | 6 (6.6%) | 0.340 |
Stroke | 15 (2.4%) | 10 (1.9%) | 5 (5.5%) | 0.056 |
Renal failure | 30 (4.9%) | 17 (3.2%) | 13 (14.4%) | 0.001 |