Table 2.
Characteristics of participants according to serum UA quartiles in females and males.
| Parameters | Quartiles of serum UA in females | P for trend | |||
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| Q1 (<310) | Q2 (311–360) | Q3 (361–424) | Q4 (≥425) | ||
| n | 54 | 53 | 54 | 54 | |
| Age (years) | 33 (19) | 29 (12) | 28 (11) | 26 (12) | 0.001∗∗ |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 31.54 ± 4.64 | 31.20 ± 4.06 | 32.74 ± 4.20 | 34.58 ± 4.77 | <0.001∗∗∗ |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 100.96 ± 13.45 | 101.63 ± 12.04 | 103.91 ± 10.18 | 106.84 ± 11.01 | <0.001∗∗∗ |
| Hip circumference (cm) | 107.89 ± 10.45 | 109.49 ± 8.62 | 111.87 ± 9.00 | 113.68 ± 9.57 | <0.001∗∗∗ |
| SBP (mmHg) | 129.1 ± 15.9 | 129.6 ± 18.8 | 131.3 ± 15.6 | 133.3 ± 16.9 | <0.001∗∗∗ |
| DBP (mmHg) | 82.4 ± 9.3 | 83.5 ± 12.2 | 86.4 ± 12.5 | 87.4 ± 10.7 | <0.001∗∗∗ |
| TC (mmol/L) | 4.84 ± 0.99 | 4.99 ± 1.25 | 4.92 ± 0.99 | 5.13 ± 0.98 | 0.010∗ |
| TG (mmol/L) | 1.69 ± 1.06 | 1.43 ± 0.76 | 1.66 ± 1.02 | 2.35 ± 2.95 | <0.001∗∗∗ |
| HDL (mmol/L) | 1.12 ± 0.26 | 1.15 ± 0.20 | 1.15 ± 0.28 | 1.16 ± 0.57 | 0.001∗∗ |
| LDL (mmol/L) | 2.99 ± 0.89 | 3.18 ± 1.05 | 2.98 ± 0.93 | 3.03 ± 0.98 | 0.040∗ |
| Acanthosis nigricans (%) | 25.9 | 22.6 | 33.3 | 66.7 | <0.001∗∗∗ |
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| Parameters | Quartiles of serum UA in males | P for trend | |||
| Q1 (<393) | Q2 (394–458) | Q3 (459–528) | Q4 (≥529) | ||
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| n | 49 | 49 | 50 | 48 | |
| Age (years) | 28 (13) | 30 (13) | 27 (12) | 23 (15) | 0.098 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 34.39 ± 4.81 | 35.02 ± 4.22 | 36.32 ± 4.57 | 37.12 ± 5.48 | <0.001∗∗∗ |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 112.48 ± 12.87 | 113.28 ± 9.58 | 115.41 ± 9.88 | 119.19 ± 11.86 | <0.001∗∗∗ |
| Hip circumference (cm) | 114.26 ± 9.22 | 113.10 ± 7.04 | 115.69 ± 8.69 | 120.46 ± 11.42 | <0.001∗∗∗ |
| SBP (mmHg) | 135.4 ± 14.2 | 135.2 ± 14.5 | 135.4 ± 14.1 | 142.1 ± 15.8 | 0.005∗∗ |
| DBP (mmHg) | 83.9 ± 10.3 | 85.0 ± 10.9 | 85.2 ± 10.7 | 84.4 ± 12.8 | 0.912 |
| TC (mmol/L) | 4.72 ± 0.83 | 5.18 ± 1.11 | 5.06 ± 1.03 | 4.86 ± 0.87 | 0.359 |
| TG (mmol/L) | 1.67 ± 0.93 | 1.92 ± 1.03 | 2.04 ± 1.05 | 1.95 ± 0.97 | 0.256 |
| HDL (mmol/L) | 1.05 ± 0.19 | 1.00 ± 0.16 | 1.02 ± 0.23 | 0.95 ± 0.19 | 0.005∗∗ |
| LDL (mmol/L) | 2.95 ± 0.69 | 3.37 ± 0.96 | 3.23 ± 0.89 | 3.09 ± 0.76 | 0.186 |
| Acanthosis nigricans (%) | 38.8 | 59.2 | 50 | 79.2 | <0.001∗∗∗ |
P value by linear regression analysis and chi-square tests for trends in proportions. ∗P < 0.05; ∗∗P < 0.01; ∗∗∗P < 0.001.