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. 2021 Oct;9(20):1550. doi: 10.21037/atm-21-5052

Table 3. Associations between uric acid levels and metabolism-related diseases among adult males.

UA levels aOR 95% CI P value
Dyslipidemiaa
   UA level 1 (<7.0 mg/dL) Ref
   UA level 2 (7.0 to <8.0 mg/dL) 1.66 1.58–1.74 <0.001
   UA level 3 (8.0 to <9.0 mg/dL) 1.88 1.76–2.02 <0.001
   UA level 4 (≥9.0 mg/dL) 1.89 1.75–2.05 <0.001
Type 2 diabetes mellitusb
   UA level 1 (<7.0 mg/dL) Ref
   UA level 2 (7.0 to <8.0 mg/dL) 0.65 0.60–0.70 <0.001
   UA level 3 (8.0 to <9.0 mg/dL) 0.59 0.53–0.67 <0.001
   UA level 4 (≥9.0 mg/dL) 0.74 0.65–0.84 <0.001
Chronic kidney diseasec
   UA level 1 (<7.0 mg/dL) Ref
   UA level 2 (7.0 to <8.0 mg/dL) 2.27 2–2.59 <0.001
   UA level 3 (8.0 to <9.0 mg/dL) 3.69 3.15–4.32 <0.001
   UA level 4 (≥9.0 mg/dL) 5.37 4.59–6.3 <0.001
Cardio-cerebrovascular diseased
   UA level 1 (<7.0 mg/dL) Ref
   UA level 2 (7.0 to <8.0 mg/dL) 1.02 0.96–1.09 0.523
   UA level 3 (8.0 to <9.0 mg/dL) 1.07 0.97–1.18 0.207
   UA level 4 (≥9.0 mg/dL) 1.21 1.08–1.36 <0.001

Among adult males, the number of dyslipidemia, type 2 diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease, cardio-cerebrovascular disease is 93,094, 23,365, 5,469, 49,626, respectively. a, adjusted for age, center, hypertension, and glucose; b, adjusted for age, center, hypertension, TG, HDL-C, and LDL-C; c, adjusted for age, center, hypertension, TG, HDL-C, LDL-C and glucose; d, adjusted for age, center, hypertension, TG, HDL-C, LDL-C and glucose. CRP, C-reactive protein; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglycerides.