Table 3. Serum uric acid by groups of normotensive and hypertensive patients; p-values are obtained with ANCOVA test.

Values are summarized as mean (standard error).

	Normotensive (N = 1040)	Hypertensive (N = 880)	p-value
Unadjusted	4.76 (0.041)	5.30 (0.045)	<0.001
Adjusted for age	4.83 (0.042)	5.22 (0.046)	<0.001
Adjusted for gender	4.80 (0.037)	5.26 (0.040)	<0.001
Adjusted for BMI	4.86 (0.040)	5.18 (0.044)	<0.001