Table 2.
Characteristics of the study population by SUA quartiles
| SUA levels (μmol/L) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Q1 (≤225) |
Q2 (226–285) |
Q3 (286–340) |
Q4 (> 340) |
p-value | |
| N | 280 | 69 | 72 | 72 | 67 | – |
| Gender (m/f) | 150/130 | 23/46 | 34/38 | 43/29 | 50/17 | – |
| Age (years) | 32 ± 13 | 34 ± 14 | 31 ± 13 | 33 ± 12 | 31 ± 12 | 0.302 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25 ± 4 | 24 ± 4 | 25 ± 4 | 26 ± 4 | 26 ± 3 | 0.003 |
| WC (cm) | 84 ± 8 | 80 ± 9 | 83 ± 10 | 87 ± 7 | 88 ± 6 | 0.002 |
| HC (cm) | 94 ± 7 | 90 ± 6 | 94 ± 7 | 96 ± 6 | 97 ± 7 | 0.004 |
| SUA (μmol/L) | 296 ± 21 | 192 ± 25 | 258 ± 15 | 325 ± 12 | 410 ± 30 | 0.000 |
| TG (mg/dl) | 156 ± 85 | 135 ± 82 | 130 ± 70 | 175 ± 105 | 184 ± 84 | 0.005 |
| % of risk (TG) | 26 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 31 | – |
| TC (mg/dl) | 139 ± 47 | 125 ± 45 | 129 ± 48 | 146 ± 48 | 156 ± 47 | 0.035 |
| % of risk (TC) | 18 | 12 | 15 | 21 | 22 | – |
| HDL (mg/dl) | 43 ± 12 | 46 ± 13 | 44 ± 14 | 43 ± 11 | 39 ± 10 | 0.040 |
| % of risk (HDL) | 41 | 34 | 40 | 45 | 46 | – |
| LDL (mg/dl) | 76 ± 38 | 67 ± 36 | 68 ± 43 | 82 ± 35 | 88 ± 42 | 0.045 |
| % of risk (LDL) | 30 | 24 | 30 | 30 | 35 | – |
Values are presented as mean ± SD. P-values are obtained from one way ANOVA
*Risk values of serum lipids: total cholesterol > 200 mg/dl, triglycerides > 200 mg/dl, HDL cholesterol < 40 mg/dl, LDL cholesterol > 100 mg/dl [19]