Table 3. Correlation of patient characteristics with mean serum uric acid levels (mg/dl; N = 375).
*p value ≤0.05 is significant; **Eta-squared ≤0.04 weak effect, 0.05–0.36 moderate effect, >0.36 strong effect
| Patient characteristics | Serum uric acid (Mean ± SD) | Number (n) | P value* | Partial Eta-squared** |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 6.19 ± 1.84 | 208 | 0.001 | 0.031 |
| Female | 5.57 ± 1.55 | 167 | ||
| Hypertension | ||||
| Yes | 6.64 ±1.63 | 165 | 0.000 | 0.137 |
| No | 5.35 ± 1.60 | 210 | ||
| Age in years | ||||
| Less than 40 | 5.86 ± 1.79 | 106 | 0.673 | 0.000 |
| More than 40 | 5.94 ± 1.71 | 269 | ||
| Frequency of meat consumption | ||||
| Never | 5.66 ± 1.08 | 22 | 0.000 | 0.212 |
| Less than once a month | 4.71 ± 1.10 | 61 | ||
| 1-3 times a month | 5.13 ± 1.69 | 53 | ||
| Once a week | 6.19 ± 1.93 | 80 | ||
| 2-3 times a week | 6.21 ± 1.61 | 120 | ||
| Once a day | 7.53 ± 0.97 | 39 | ||
| Thiazide diuretics | ||||
| Yes | 5.52 ± 1.79 | 75 | 0.027 | 0.013 |
| No | 6.02 ± 1.17 | 300 | ||
| Sedentary lifestyle | ||||
| Yes | 6.13 ± 1.83 | 168 | 0.029 | 0.13 |
| No | 5.74 ± 1.63 | 207 | ||
| BMI in meters/kg2 | ||||
| Less than 30 | 6.54 ± 1.62 | 163 | 0.000 | 0.100 |
| More than 30 | 5.43 ± 1.67 | 212 | ||