Table 2.

Event rates for all-cause mortality according to uric acid tertiles, adjusted for potential confounders in 947 older subjects without cardio-cerebrovascular disease.

Uric Acid (mg/dl)	No. of events	Events for 1000 person-years	Model 1 - HR (CI)	Model 2 - HR (CI)
I. 1.8–4.5	100	37.9	-	-
II. 4.6–5.5	111	44.3	1.00 (0.76–1.33)	1.05 (0.79–1.40)
III. ≥ 5.6	131	58.6	1.18 (0.90–1.54)	1.16 (0.87–1.55)

Model 1 adjusted for sex and age. Model 2 adjusted for sex, age, smoke, alcohol, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, use of diuretics, BADL disability, creatinine clearance, LDL-cholesterol and C-reactive protein.