MetS: metabolic syndrome
The number of subjects in normouricemia: 7,173 subjects in lean/normal without metabolic syndrome, 702 subjects in overweight/obesity without metabolic syndrome, 288 subjects in lean/normal with metabolic syndrome, and 286 subjects in overweight/obesity with metabolic syndrome.
The number of subjects in hyperuricemia: 754 subjects in lean/normal without metabolic syndrome, 264 subjects in overweight/obesity without metabolic syndrome, 76 subjects in lean/normal with metabolic syndrome, and 178 subjects in overweight/obesity with metabolic syndrome.
The bars show significant difference of cumulative incidences of hypertension and diabetes mellitus between hyperuricemia and normouricemia by χ2 analyses.