Table 2.
The association between serum uric acid levels and the risk of type 2 diabetes.
| Parameters | Quartiles of Serum Uric Acid (mg/dL) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quartile 1 | Quartile 2 | Quartile 3 | Quartile 4 | Ptrend | |
| The whole cohort | |||||
| Participants, n | 1010 | 1108 | 997 | 1015 | |
| Person-years | 5448.9 | 5976.5 | 5376.7 | 5445.6 | |
| Incident diabetes, n | 18 | 27 | 34 | 37 | |
| Incidence rate (per 1000) |
3.30 | 4.52 | 6.32 | 6.79 | |
| Adjusted HR (95% CI) | 1.00 | 1.69 | 1.94 | 2.00 | <0.001 |
| (ref.) | (0.76–3.76) | (1.02–8.26) | (1.04–5.05) | ||
HR = hazard ratio; CI = confidence interval. Hazard ratios were adjusted for age, sex, cigarette smoking, alcohol drinking, regular exercise level, body mass index, waist circumference, systolic blood pressure, and levels of glucose and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.