Table 4.
Estimated prevalence of HUA in Eastern Chinese population
| Percentage % (95% CI) | |||
| Overall | Men | Women | |
| Overall | 12.3 (11.6 to 12.9) | 17.9 (16.7 to 19.1) | 8.5 (7.8 to 9.3) |
| Overall* | 11.3 (9.9 to 12.7) | 20.7 (17.7 to 23.7) | 5.6 (4.3 to 6.7) |
| Location | |||
| Urban | 12.9 (12.1 to 13.7) | 19.1 (17.6 to 20.7) | 8.9 (8.0 to 9.8) |
| Rural | 10.8 (9.6 to 12.0) | 15.2 (13.1 to 17.3) | 7.7 (6.4 to 9.0) |
| Age groups | |||
| <40 | 10.8 (9.0 to 12.5) | 22.8 (19.0 to 26.6) | 3.3 (2.0 to 4.5) |
| 40–60 | 11.2 (10.3 to 12.2) | 18.9 (17.0 to 20.8) | 6.5 (5.5 to 7.4) |
| ≥60 | 13.9 (12.8 to 15.0) | 15.4 (13.6 to 17.2) | 12.8 (11.4 to 14.2) |
| Economic status | |||
| Low | 11.8 (10.9 to 12.8) | 18.3 (16.5 to 20.1) | 7.2 (6.1 to 8.2) |
| High | 12.6 (11.7 to 13.5) | 17.5 (15.8 to 19.2) | 9.5 (8.5 to 10.6) |
| BMI, kg/m2 | |||
| <24 | 6.7 (5.9 to 7.5) | 10.5 (8.9 to 12.2) | 4.8 (3.9 to 5.6) |
| 24–28 | 14.1 (13.0 to 15.3) | 19.9 (18.0 to 21.9) | 9.4 (8.1 to 10.7) |
| ≥28 | 22.5 (20.3 to 24.6) | 27.3 (23.9 to 30.8) | 18.5 (15.7 to 21.2) |
| Glucose status | |||
| Normal | 10.1 (9.3 to 10.9) | 17.5 (15.8 to 19.2) | 5.7 (4.9 to 6.5) |
| Pre-diabetes | 15.2 (13.9 to 16.6) | 20.3 (17.9 to 22.7) | 11.6 (10.0 to 13.2) |
| Diabetes | 15.1 (13.1 to 17.0) | 15.0 (12.1 to 17.8) | 15.2 (12.5 to 17.9) |
*Standardised by proportions of population of sixth national population census data.
BMI, body mass index; HUA, hyperuricaemia.