Table 1.
Association between patient characteristics and presence or absence of MSU crystal deposits on DECT scans among patients with asymptomatic hyperuricemia (n=46)
| Patient characteristics | Mean±SD or % | Univariable OR (95% CI) |
sUA-adjusted OR (95% CI) |
| sUA, mg/dL | 7.8±1.0 | 1.36 (0.63 to 2.95) | – |
| Age, years | 62±8 | 1.20 (1.03 to 1.39) | 1.21 (1.03 to 1.41) |
| Male sex | 41% | 1.08 (0.21 to 5.49) | 1.06 (0.21 to 5.47) |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 36.4±6.3 | 0.97 (0.85 to 1.11) | 0.94 (0.81 to 1.10) |
| Type 2 diabetes | 54% | 0.97 (0.19 to 4.93) | 0.87 (0.16 to 4.62) |
| Serum creatinine, mg/dL | 1.04±0.3 | 0.92 (0.08 to 11.19) | 0.62 (0.05 to 8.53) |
| hs-CRP, mg/L | 8.7±14.7 | 1.00 (0.94 to 1.06) | 1.00 (0.94 to 1.06) |
DECT, dual-energy CT; hs-CRP, high-sensitivity C reactive protein; MSU, monosodium urate; sUA, serum uric acid.