Table 3.
Characteristics of the study subjects according to SUA quartiles.
| SUA (µmol/L) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 (≤ 310) | Q2 (311–363) | Q3 (364–423) | Q4 (> 423) | p-value | |
| Number (n) | 106 | 102 | 100 | 102 | – |
| Age (years) | 37.0 ± 11.0 | 38.0 ± 12.0 | 34.0 ± 10.0 | 36.0 ± 12.0 | 0.208 |
| Weight (kg) | 60.6 ± 11.0 | 65.0 ± 9.5 | 68.3 ± 10.3 | 70.7 ± 11.7 | 0.000 |
| Height (cm) | 158.8 ± 20.2 | 164.4 ± 7.1 | 166.3 ± 6.7 | 160.0 ± 6.5 | 0.000 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.4 ± 3.4 | 24.0 ± 2.6 | 24.7 ± 3.7 | 25.6 ± 3.7 | 0.001 |
| WC(cm) | 81.3 ± 11.5 | 82.9 ± 7.8 | 83.8 ± 11.6 | 88.1 ± 15.6 | 0.060 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 121.0 ± 12.0 | 126.0 ± 14.0 | 125.0 ± 10.0 | 124.0 ± 12.0 | 0.064 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 80.0 ± 10.0 | 86.0 ± 12.0 | 83.0 ± 9.0 | 81.0 ± 10.0 | 0.005 |
| PP (beats/min) | 76.0 ± 13.0 | 76.0 ± 10.0 | 77.0 ± 12.0 | 76.0 ± 14.0 | 0.962 |
| FBG (mmol/L) | 5.3 ± 0.8 | 5.1 ± 0.6 | 5.1 ± 0.7 | 5.3 ± 0.8 | 0.052 |
| TG (mg/dL) | 144.6 ± 77.5 | 175.4 ± 101.8 | 182.0 ± 93.0 | 193.4 ± 113.8 | 0.023 |
| TC (mg/dL) | 184.1 ± 51.1 | 203.5 ± 49.6 | 191.1 ± 54.4 | 205.2 ± 78.0 | 0.116 |
| HDL-C (mg/dL) | 32.7 ± 9.5 | 32.6 ± 10.7 | 29.3 ± 8.4 | 32.2 ± 10.4 | 0.142 |
| LDL-C (mg/dL) | 121.9 ± 45.5 | 134.4 ± 45.2 | 129.6 ± 50.6 | 136.8 ± 64.6 | 0.348 |
| SUA (µmol/L) | 262.4 ± 42.5 | 341.7 ± 14.6 | 393.2 ± 18.0 | 512.3 ± 78.5 | 0.000 |
| ALT (U/L) | 25.8 ± 11.3 | 33.8 ± 16.5 | 35.0 ± 14.7 | 38.3 ± 18.0 | 0.000 |
| AST (U/L) | 24.7 ± 10.5 | 26.0 ± 11.0 | 23.5 ± 10.4 | 26.2 ± 12.3 | 0.676 |
| GGT (U/L) | 19.2 ± 9.7 | 26.8 ± 19.9 | 27.6 ± 18.4 | 29.7 ± 23.9 | 0.005 |
| ALP (U/L) | 95.9 ± 37.2 | 92.1 ± 28.1 | 95.9 ± 33.0 | 106.3 ± 40.4 | 0.322 |
Values are presented as mean ± SD. p-values were obtained from one-way ANOVA. BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, PP pulse pressure, FBG fasting blood glucose, TG triglyceride, TC total cholesterol, HDL-C high density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C low density lipoprotein cholesterol, SUA serum uric acid, ALT alanine aminotransferase, AST aspartate aminotransferase, GGT gamma glutamyltransferase, ALP alkaline phosphatase.