Table 1.
Demographic, anthropometric, and plasma biochemical characteristics of subjects in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China
| Characteristics | Male | Female | Hyperuricemia | Non-hyperuricemia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (N = 614) | (N = 802) | (N = 528) | (N = 888) | |
| Clinic variables | ||||
| Age (years) | 50.31 ± 16.84 | 52.21 ± 13.94 # | 54.98 ± 13.56 | 49.37 ± 15.81 ** |
| Height | 165.19 ± 7.02 | 156.38 ± 6.72 ##: | 160.85 ± 8.57 | 159.81 ± 7.82 * |
| Weight | 69.55 ± 12.25 | 62.97 ± 11.39## | 69.19 ± 12.76 | 63.77 ± 11.41 ** |
| BMI | 25.45 ± 4.01 | 25.73 ± 4.29 | 26.69 ± 4.22 | 24.95 ± 4.00 ** |
| WC | 85.64 ± 10.17 | 85.57 ± 11.90 | 89.28 ± 9.53 | 83.36 ± 11.53 ** |
| HC | 94.56 ± 8.34 | 94.45 ± 0.08 | 96.17 ± 8.22 | 93.48 ± 8.11** |
| WHR | 0.91 ± 0.84 | 0.91 ± 0.10 | 0.93 ± 0.07 | 0.89 ± 0.11 ** |
| SBP | 134.75 ± 24.19 | 134.87 ± 25.51 | 140.06 ± 24.36 | 131.86 ± 24.78 ** |
| DBP | 82.44 ± 15.79 | 81.38 ± 14.51 | 86.05 ± 14.51 | 79.48 ± 14.84 ** |
| HR | 81.4 ± 14.22 | 79.39 ± 13.93 # | 79.43 ± 13.86 | 80.74 ± 14.20 |
| Biochemical variables | ||||
| TC | 5.03 ± 1.30 | 5.30 ± 1.21 ##: | 5.58 ± 1.19 | 4.95 ± 1.23 ** |
| LDL -c | 2.83 ± 0.92 | 2.89 ± 0.87 | 3.13 ± 0.90 | 2.71 ± 0.85 ** |
| HDL-c | 1.29 ± 0.37 | 1.48 ± 0.38##: | 1.38 ± 0.39 | 1.41 ± 0.38 |
| TG | 1.47 ± 1.09 | 1.44 ± 1.17 | 1.76 ± 1.27 | 1.28 ± 1.01 ** |
| UA | 408.5 ± 105.4 | 333.27 ± 84.73##: | 462.17 ± 79.88 | 308.50 ± 61.28 ** |
| Creatinine | 84.18 ± 15.77 | 71.97 ± 12.71 ##: | 83.68 ± 16.47 | 73.43 ± 13.25 ** |
| Glucose | 5.13 ± 1.62 | 5.34 ± 1.37 # | 5.38 ± 1.49 | 5.18 ± 1.48 * |
| Lifestyle variables | ||||
| Drinking buttered tea | 44% | 57.8% ##: | 64% | 44.4% ** |
| Tea with salt | 47.20% | 61.7% ##: | 65.10% | 49.6% ** |
| Current smoking | 31.10% | 2.8%##: | 22% | 10.8% ** |
| Currrent drinking | 20% | 7.4% ##: | 20.40% | 8.2% ** |
| Eating meat | 76.80% | 84% ##: | 91.50% | 74.4% ** |
| Physical activity | 0.067 | <0.001 | ||
| Level 1 | 11.20% | 13.60% | 15.40% | 10.90% |
| Level 2 | 17.80% | 17% | 21.90% | 15.00% |
| Level 3 | 11% | 15.00% | 17.50% | 10.90% |
| Level 4 | 59.80% | 54.10% | 45.20% | 63.10% |
| Else variables | ||||
| HTN | 49.20% | 48.60% | 63.50% | 40.4% ** |
| DM | 5.40% | 6.20% | 7.10% | 5.10% |
| CKD | 3.30% | 2.50% | 5.50% | 0.8%* |
| Allopurinol | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Benzbromarone | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | 0.81% | 0.99% | 0.94% | 0.91% |
| Education | 0.138 | 0.001 | ||
| 1 | 53.60% | 59.30% | 46.60% | 65.10% |
| 2 | 19.10% | 18.30% | 23.70% | 15.80% |
| 3 | 13.90% | 11.80% | 19.50% | 8.70% |
| 4 | 13.40% | 10.60% | 14.10% | 10.40% |
| Ethnicity | 0.572 | <0.001 | ||
| Han | 20.90% | 20.80% | 28.40% | 16.40% |
| Tibetan | 69.50% | 71.10% | 58.80% | 77.10% |
| Yi | 9.70% | 8.10% | 12.80% | 6.50% |
| Occupation | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
| Monks | 37.80% | 26.30% | 15.60% | 40.60% |
| Farmers-herdsmen | 25% | 41% | 39.10% | 31.50% |
| Residents | 37.20% | 32.30% | 45.30% | 27.90% |
BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference, HC hip circumference, WHR Waist-to-hip ratio, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, TC Total cholesterol, TG triglycerides, LDL-c low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, UA uric acid, DM diabetes mellitus, CKD chronic kidney disease; Education level was assessed as illiteracy, primary school, middle school, or high school and higher for1,2,3,4; Physical activity was classified by exercise time into 4 levels, less than 30 min level 1, 30 min-1 h level 2, 1–1.5 h level 3, more than 1.5 h level 4. #:P<0.05; ##:P<0.001, male Versus female; *:P<0.05; **:P<0.001, Hyperuricemia group Versus Non-hyperuricemia group