Table 2.

Linear regression analysis of clinical variables with fractional excretion of uric acid

	Eastern Polynesian n = 483				Western Polynesian n = 282				New Zealand European n = 948
	β	SE β	Standardised β	P	β	SE β	Standardised β	P	β	SE β	Standardised β	P
Male sex	− 0.52	0.25	− 0.10	0.04	−0.67	0.32	− 0.13	0.04	−1.72	0.22	−0.25	4.73 × 10−15
BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2	− 0.78	0.18	− 0.21	2.16 × 10−5	− 0.49	0.27	− 0.12	0.07	−0.82	0.12	−0.23	4.77 × 10− 12
Current alcohol intake	0.35	0.25	0.06	0.17	−0.37	0.31	−0.07	0.23	−0.35	0.20	−0.06	0.08
Diuretic use	−0.85	0.34	−0.12	0.01	−1.01	0.54	−0.14	0.06	−0.87	0.23	−0.13	2.11 × 10−4
eGFR < 60 ml/min	− 0.03	0.34	−4.05 × 10− 3	0.94	− 0.25	0.44	− 0.04	0.57	0.36	0.21	0.06	0.10
Age	−0.01	0.01	−0.08	0.13	2.53 × 10− 3	0.01	−0.02	0.82	−0.01	0.01	−0.05	0.16
LDL-C	0.06	0.13	0.02	0.63	0.04	0.17	0.02	0.81	1.66 × 10−3	0.09	0.00	0.98
Triglyceride	−0.03	0.15	−0.01	0.83	−0.07	0.18	−0.03	0.70	− 0.19	0.10	−0.06	0.07

BMI body mass index, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, SE standard error