Table 3.

Relationship between some selected variables and serum uric acid and uric acid to creatinine ratio

Parameters	Serum Uric acid		UA:CR ratio
	R	p-value	R	p-value
Age (years)	0.022	0.003*	1.619	0.022
FBG (mmol/l)	-0.006	0.024*	-0.519	0.048
SBP, mmHg	0.022	0.204	-2.459	0.137
DBP, mmHg	0.011	0.294	0.199	0.835
WC	0.024	0.022*	1.332	0.189
BMI	0.010	0.040*	0.132	0.068

r = correlation coefficient, SBP = Systolic Blood Pressure, DBP = Diastolic Blood Pressure, WC = Waist Circumference, BMI = Body Mass Index, *significant at p < 0.05