Table 1.
Summary of Baseline Characteristics of the Sample
| Variable (N=871) | N (%) or Mean (SD) or Median (IQR) |
|---|---|
|
Male Female |
397 (46%) 474 (54%) |
| Age | 29.43 (5.98) |
| Serum Uric Acid (µmol/L) | 293.2 (80.9) |
| BMI (Kg/m2) | 27.85 (6.24) |
| Waist-to-Hip ratio | 1.03 (0.27) |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 13.48 (1.9) |
| Red blood cells (106/µL) | 4.96 (0.58) |
| Folate (nmol/L) | 20.45 (7.02) |
| TIBC (µmol/L) | 61.5 (9.82) |
| White blood cells (103/µL) | 6.79 (1.94) |
| Monocyte percentage (%) | 7.37 (1.87) |
| Platelets (103/µL) | 252.14 (64.93) |
| *Triglyceride (mmol/L) | 0.96 (6.1, 8.5) |
| HDL-c (mmol/L) | 1.41 (0.38) |
| LDL-c (mmol/L) | 2.81 (0.75) |
| *C-peptide (ng/mL) | 1.87 (1.37, 2.73) |
| Glucose (mmol/L) | 5 (0.73) |
| HbA1c (%) | 5.23 (0.42) |
| *Ferritin (µg/L) | 35 (11,92) |
| *MHR | 5.23 (4.02, 6.84) |
*Variables are not normally distributed, and accordingly their medians are presented instead of their means, and their interquartile ranges are presented instead of their standard deviations.