Table 2.
Clinical characteristics in the SUA terciles
| SUA tercile 1 (n = 93) | SUA tercile 2 (n = 94) | SUA tercile 3 (n = 94) | Total (n = 281) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD) | 57.22 (11.67) | 60.54 (11.21) | 62.30 (9.10) | 60.03 (10.89) | 0.005 |
| Gender, male, n (%) | 38 (40.9%) | 39 (41.5%) | 39 (41.5%) | 116 (41.3%) | 0.995 |
| BMI, mean (SD) | 25.81 (3.92) | 28.23 (5.19) | 29.55 (4.96) | 27.87 (4.96) | < 0.001 |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 32 (34.4%) | 47 (50.0%) | 63 (67.0%) | 142 (50.5%) | < 0.001 |
| Hyperlipidaemia, n (%) | 36 (38.7%) | 35 (37.2%) | 42 (42.7%) | 113 (40.1%) | 0.545 |
| DM, n (%) | 7 (7.5%) | 13 (13.8%) | 8 (8.5%) | 28 (10.0%) | 0.301 |
| Active smoker, n (%) | 17 (18.3%) | 10 (11.6%) | 7 (7.4%) | 34 (12.1%) | 0.066 |
| SBP, mean (SD) | 132.8 (16) | 138.9 (18) | 137.1 (17.0) | 136.3 (17.1) | 0.046 |
| DBP, mean (SD) | 79.3 (9.1) | 81 (8.9) | 80.6 (9.9) | 80.3 (9.3) | 0.214 |
| LDL, mean (SD) | 3.39 (1.00) | 3.54 (0.98) | 3.62 (1.01) | 3.52 (0.99) | 0.269 |
| HDL, mean (SD) | 1.65 (0.49) | 1.53 (0.49) | 1.49 (0.46) | 1.55 (0.49) | 0.049 |
| Triglyceride, mean (SD) | 1.97 (1.31) | 2.49 (1.56) | 2.48 (1.39) | 2.31 (1.44) | 0.019 |
| Total cholesterol, mean (SD) | 5.59 (1.14) | 5.79 (1.07) | 5.84 (1.16) | 5.74 (1.13) | 0.287 |
| Serum creatinine, mean (SD) | 73.45 (14.01) | 74.41 (15.28) | 81.50 (17.56) | 76.47 (16.04) | 0.001 |
| Serum uric acid, mean (SD) | 239.86 (367.50) | 308.24 (37.70) | 401.10 (65.82) | 317.67 (81.90) | < 0.001 |