Table 3.
Percentage of subjects with ≥2 components of Mets stratified according to waist circumference and hyperuricemia
| Waist (cm) | <78.4 | p value* | 78.4 to <83.5 | p value* | 83.5 to <89.0 | p value* | ≥89.0 | p value* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uric acid levels (mg/dl) | >7 | ≤7 | >7 | ≤7 | >7 | ≤7 | >7 | ≤7 | ||||
| Males | ||||||||||||
| Number of subjects | 800 | 5166 | 1212 | 4687 | 1602 | 4446 | 2255 | 3777 | ||||
| Subjects with ≥2 components of Mets (%) | 68 (9) | 248 (5) | <0.01 | 187 (15) | 503 (11) | <0.01 | 431 (27) | 819 (18) | <0.01 | 924 (41) | 1220 (32) | <0.01 |
| Waist (cm) | <71.6 | p value* | 71.6 to <77.0 | p value* | 77.0 to <83.2 | p value* | ≥83.2 | p value* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uric acid levels (mg/dl) | >6 | ≤6 | >6 | ≤6 | >6 | ≤6 | >6 | ≤6 | ||||
| Females | ||||||||||||
| Number of subjects | 64 | 2312 | 83 | 2277 | 132 | 2284 | 338 | 2063 | ||||
| Subjects with ≥2 components of Mets (%) | 0 (0) | 17 (0.7) | 1.00 | 6 (7) | 48 (2) | <0.01 | 16 (12) | 99 (4) | <0.01 | 88 (26) | 262 (13) | <0.01 |
Mets, metabolic syndrome; the Mets components included high blood pressure, dyslipidemia, and impaired glucose tolerance
* According to the Chi square test or Fisher’s exact test