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. 2019 Oct 11;30(3):325–339.

Table 5.

Logistic regression analysis of the association of serum uric acid and cardiovascular disease risk factors among T2DM patients

Variables N (%) Uric acid level COR (95% CI) AOR P-value
Hyperuricemia Normouricaemia
Sex Male 232 (60.4) 77 155 1.2 (0.7-1.9) - -
Female 152 (39.6) 44 108 1 -
Age >45 336 (87.5) 107 229 1.1 (0.5-2.2) - -
<45 48 (12.5) 14 34 1 -
Duration of DM 0-5 248 (64.6) 63 185 1 1 0.002*
6-10 118 (30.8) 53 65 2.3 (1.5-3.8) 2.4 (1.4-4.2)
>10 18 (4.6) 5 13 1.1 (0.3-3.2) -
Hypertension Present 118 (30.8) 82 36 13.2 (7.8-22.2) 13.9 (7.9-24.6) 0.001*
Absent 266 (69.2) 39 227 1 1
Systolic BP High 79 (20.6) 46 33 4.2 (2.5-7.1) 4.4 (2.1-9.3) 0.03*
Normal 305 (79.4) 75 230 1 1
Diastolic BP High 56 (14.6) 36 20 5.1 (2.8-9.3) 2.2 (0.8-5.6) 0.089
Normal 328 (85.4) 85 243 1 -
Family history DM Yes 121 (31.5) 57 64 2.7 (1.7-4.3) 1.5 (1.2-2.5) 0.05
No 263 (68.5) 64 199 1 1
WC High 92(24) 58 34 6.2 (3.7-10.2) 3.7 (1.6-8.8) 0.001*
Normal 292(76) 63 229 1 1
BMI High 143 (37.4) 75 68 4.6 (2.9-7.3) 2.0 (1.1-3.7) 0.03*
Normal 239 (62.6) 46 193 1 1
Alcohol drinking habit Yes 88 (22.9) 31 57 1.2 (0.7-2.0) - -
No 296 (77.1) 90 206 1 -
Coffee drinking habit Yes 265(69) 81 184 0.8 (0.5-1.3) - -
No 119(31) 40 79 1 -
Physical activity Yes 80 (20.8) 21 59 0.7 (0.4-1.2) - -
No 304 (79.2) 100 204 1 -

WC: Waist Circumference; BMI: Body Mass Index; DM: Diabetes Mellitus; BP: Blood Pressure; COR: Crude Odds Ratio; AOR: Adjusted Odds Ratio

* P value < 0.05 is statistically significant.