Table 2.
Significant predictors of SUA in the whole population sample and by sex.
| Parameters | Whole population | Male | Female | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| r | P | r | P | r | P | |
| Age (years) | 0.218 | <0.001 | 0.132 | 0.006 | 0.368 | <0.001 |
| Body mass index (Kg/m2) | 0.353 | <0.001 | 0.323 | <0.001 | 0.387 | <0.001 |
| Waist Circumference (cm) | 0.500 | <0.001 | 0.365 | <0.001 | 0.468 | <0.001 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 0.237 | <0.001 | 0.133 | 0.006 | 0.256 | <0.001 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 0.196 | <0.001 | 0.101 | 0.036 | 0.094 | 0.038 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 0.161 | <0.001 | 0.167 | <0.001 | 0.214 | <0.001 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 0.333 | <0.001 | 0.358 | <0.001 | 0.278 | <0.001 |
| High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dL) | −0.301 | <0.001 | −0.217 | <0.001 | −0.174 | <0.001 |
| Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dL) | 0.157 | <0.001 | 0.129 | 0.007 | 0.201 | <0.001 |
| Apolipoprotein A1 (mg/dL) | −0.312 | <0.001 | −0.166 | 0.001 | −0.186 | <0.001 |
| Apolipoprotein B (mg/dL) | 0.231 | <0.001 | 0.141 | 0.003 | 0.256 | <0.001 |
| Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dL) | 0.345 | <0.001 | 0.130 | <0.001 | 0.343 | <0.001 |
| Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L) | 0.224 | <0.001 | 0.173 | <0.001 | 0.168 | <0.001 |
| Alanine aminotransferase (U/L) | 0.209 | <0.001 | 0.085 | NS | 0.085 | NS |
| eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2) | −0.286 | <0.001 | −0.275 | <0.001 | −0.467 | <0.001 |
eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; NS, non significant.