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. 2017 Sep 19;8(46):80688–80699. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.21079

Table 1. Baseline characteristics of the study subjects.

Total Male sex Female sex
Normouricemia (n = 1749) Hyperuricemia (n = 393) p-value Normouricemia (n = 954) Hyperuricemia (n = 238) p-value Normouricemia (n = 795) Hyperuricemia (n = 155) p-value
Number of subjects 1749 393 971 223 778 170
Male sex 55.5% 56.7% 0.694
Age, years 70.7 ± 6.0 70.7 ± 5.7 0.924 71.0 ± 6.0 70.5 ± 5.8 0.331 70.3 ± 6.0 70.9 ± 5.7 0.222
BMI, kg/m2 22.5 ± 1.6 22.3 ± 1.6 0.129 22.4 ± 1.6 22.3 ± 1.7 0.670 22.5 ± 1.6 22.3 ± 1.6 0.066
Systolic BP, mmHg 120.5 ± 10.8 121.8 ± 9.0 0.032 120.2 ± 10.9 121.5 ± 8.9 0.095 120.9 ± 10.8 122.1 ± 9.2 0.174
Diastolic BP, mmHg 73.6 ± 7.5 73.9 ± 7.2 0.524 73.3 ± 7.6 74.2 ± 7.2 0.141 74.0 ± 7.4 73.5 ± 7.1 0.473
Pulse rate, bpm 73.1 ± 10.8 73.9 ± 9.6 0.169 73.4 ± 11.0 73.6 ± 8.9 0.817 72.8 ± 10.7 74.4 ± 10.4 0.070
Current smoking 27.4% 59.8% < 0.001 55.4% 61.4% < 0.001 13.9% 25.9% < 0.001
Drinking habits 36.7% 68.2% < 0.001 60.7% 70.4% < 0.001 14.9% 28.2% < 0.001
Hemoglobin (g/dL) 13.4 ± 1.3 14.3 ± 1.2 < 0.001 13.5 ± 1.3 14.3 ± 1.2 < 0.001 13.3 ± 1.2 14.2 ± 1.2 < 0.001
Total protein, g/dL 7.2 ± 0.5 7.4 ± 0.6 < 0.001 7.2 ± 0.5 7.3 ± 0.6 < 0.001 7.1 ± 0.5 7.4 ± 0.6 < 0.001
Albumin, g/dL 4.3 ± 0.4 4.4 ± 0.4 < 0.001 4.3 ± 0.4 4.4 ± 0.4 0.092 4.3 ± 0.4 4.5 ± 0.4 < 0.001
Serum creatinine, mg/dL 0.8 ± 0.1 0.9 ± 0.1 < 0.001 0.8 ± 0.1 0.9 ± 0.1 < 0.001 0.7 ± 0.1 0.8 ± 0.1 < 0.001
eGFR, ml/min per 1.73m2 86.1 ± 14.7 81.4 ± 12.5 < 0.001 85.9 ± 13.7 81.1 ± 12.3 < 0.001 86.5 ± 13.9 82.8 ± 12.6 < 0.001
SUA, mg/dL 5.0 ± 0.9 8.6 ± 1.6 < 0.001 5.1 ± 0.9 8.6 ± 1.8 < 0.001 4.8 ± 0.8 8.6 ± 1.3 < 0.001
Triglycerides (mmol/L) 1.5 ± 0.9 1.8 ± 1.0 < 0.001 1.6 ± 0.9 1.8 ± 1.0 < 0.001 1.5 ± 0.8 1.7 ± 1.2 < 0.001
Total-cholesterol (mmol/L) 5.1 ± 1.1 5.3 ± 1.2 < 0.001 5.1 ± 1.1 5.3 ± 1.1 0.018 5.1 ± 1.0 5.3 ± 1.4 < 0.001
LDL (mmol/L) 3.3 ± 0.9 3.5 ± 0.9 < 0.001 3.2 ± 0.9 3.5 ± 0.9 < 0.001 3.3 ± 0.8 3.5 ± 1.0 < 0.001
HDL (mmol/L) 1.7 ± 0.5 1.5 ± 0.4 < 0.001 1.7 ± 0.5 1.4 ± 0.4 < 0.001 1.7 ± 0.5 1.5 ± 0.4 < 0.001

BMI = body mass index; BP = blood pressure; eGFR = estimated glomerular filtration rate; SUA = serum uric acid; LDL = low density lipoprotein; HDL = high density lipoprotein.