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. 2022 Feb 7;12:791983. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.791983

Table 2.

Prevalence of hyperuricemia among adult in mainland China by characteristics, 2015-16 and 2018-19*.

Characteristics Prevalence, % (95%CI)
Men Women§ Overall
2015-16 2018-19 Changes of prevalence, 2018-19 vs 2015-16 2015-16 2018-19 Changes of prevalence, 2018-19 vs 2015-16 2015-16 2018-19 Changes of prevalence, 2018-19 vs 2015-16
Overall 19.3 (17.9,20.7) 24.4 (23.0,25.8) 5.1 (4.4,5.8) 2.8 (2.5,3.0) 3.6 (3.2,4.0) 0.8 (0.6,1.1) 11.1 (10.3,11.8) 14.0 (13.1,14.8) 2.9 (2.5,3.3)
Age group (years)
 18-29 23.9 (21.7,26.1) 32.3 (29.4,35.3) 8.4 (6.7,10.1) 2.7 (2.2,3.1) 4.2 (3.2,5.2) 1.5 (0.9,2.1) 13.4 (12.2,14.6) 18.0 (16.1,19.8) 4.6 (3.7,5.6)
 30-39 20.6 (19.1,22.1) 28.4 (26.0,30.7) 7.8 (6.6,8.9) 1.7 (1.3,2.0) 2.3 (1.8,2.9) 0.7 (0.3,1.0) 11.3 (10.4,12.1) 15.5 (14.2,16.9) 4.3 (3.6,4.9)
 40-49 18.6 (16.1,21.1) 21.4 (20.0,22.9) 2.8 (1.5,4.1) 2.1 (1.7,2.5) 2.2 (1.9,2.5) 0.1 (-0.2,0.3) 10.4 (9.0,11.7) 11.8 (11.1,12.5) 1.4 (0.7,2.1)
 50-59 15.4 (14.4,16.5) 18.1 (17.0,19.3) 2.7 (1.9,3.5) 2.8 (2.5,3.1) 3.7 (3.2,4.1) 0.9 (0.6,1.2) 9.2 (8.6,9.7) 10.9 (10.2,11.6) 1.8 (1.3,2.2)
 60-69 15.0 (13.9,16.0) 17.0 (15.9,18.0) 2.0 (1.2,2.7) 4.0 (3.5,4.4) 4.4 (4.0,4.8) 0.4 (0.1,0.7) 9.5 (8.9,10.2) 10.7 (10.1,11.4) 1.2 (0.7,1.7)
 ≥70 17.0 (15.3,18.7) 19.5 (18.2,20.7) 2.4 (1.3,3.5) 6.3 (5.5,7.2) 8.0 (7.0,9.1) 1.7 (0.9,2.4) 11.3 (10.2,12.4) 13.4 (12.4,14.4) 2.1 (1.2,2.9)
 P for trend <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001
Residence
 Urban 22.5 (20.4,24.6) 28.1 (26.1,30.2) 5.7 (4.6,6.8) 2.9 (2.6,3.3) 4.1 (3.4,4.7) 1.1 (0.7,1.5) 12.8 (11.7,13.9) 16.1 (14.8,17.3) 3.3 (2.7,3.9)
 Rural 16.0 (15.1,16.9) 20.4 (19.1,21.8) 4.4 (3.7,5.2) 2.6 (2.3,2.9) 3.1 (2.8,3.5) 0.5 (0.3,0.8) 9.3 (8.7,9.8) 11.7 (10.9,12.5) 2.4 (2.0,2.9)
 P for difference <0.0001 <0.0001 0.1316 0.0099 <0.0001 <0.0001
Location
 East 21.5 (18.9,24.1) 29.6 (27.0,32.2) 8.1 (7.0,9.3) 2.8 (2.5,3.1) 4.8 (4.0,5.6) 2.0 (1.6,2.5) 12.2 (10.8,13.6) 17.1 (15.5,18.8) 5.0 (4.3,5.6)
 Middle 16.3 (14.7,17.9) 18.4 (17.0,19.8) 2.1 (1.2,3.0) 2.6 (2.2,3.0) 2.6 (2.2,3.0) 0.0 (-0.2,0.3) 9.4 (8.5,10.2) 10.4 (9.7,11.2) 1.0 (0.5,1.5)
 West 19.5 (17.9,21.1) 23.1 (21.2,25.0) 3.6 (2.4,4.8) 3.0 (2.4,3.6) 2.8 (2.4,3.3) -0.2 (-0.5,0.2) 11.4 (10.4,12.3) 13.0 (12.0,14.1) 1.7 (1.1,2.3)
 P for difference <0.0001 <0.0001 0.4642 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001
Education
 Primary school or less 15.8 (14.7,16.8) 18.1 (16.9,19.3) 2.4 (1.6,3.2) 3.2 (2.9,3.5) 3.8 (3.4,4.2) 0.6 (0.4,0.8) 8.4 (7.8,8.9) 9.6 (9.0,10.2) 1.3 (0.9,1.6)
 Secondary school 18.1 (16.5,19.8) 21.4 (19.9,22.8) 3.2 (2.3,4.2) 2.3 (1.9,2.7) 3.4 (2.9,4.0) 1.1 (0.8,1.5) 11.1 (10.2,12.0) 13.3 (12.4,14.2) 2.3 (1.7,2.8)
 High school 22.7 (19.4,26.0) 29.1 (26.3,32.0) 6.4 (4.9,7.9) 2.5 (2.0,3.0) 3.7 (2.9,4.5) 1.2 (0.7,1.7) 14.3 (12.2,16.4) 18.1 (16.3,19.9) 3.8 (2.8,4.8)
 College or higher 24.8 (22.7,26.9) 34.9 (32.1,37.7) 10.1 (8.3,11.9) 2.7 (2.0,3.5) 3.4 (2.3,4.5) 0.6 (-0.1,1.4) 14.0 (12.9,15.1) 19.0 (17.3,20.6) 4.9 (3.8,6.0)
 P for trend <0.0001 <0.0001 0.0781 0.4927 <0.0001 <0.0001
Ethnicity
 Han 19.1 (17.6,20.6) 24.7 (23.2,26.2) 5.6 (4.8,6.3) 2.7 (2.5,3.0) 3.6 (3.2,4.0) 0.9 (0.6,1.1) 11.0 (10.2,11.8) 14.1 (13.2,15.0) 3.1 (2.7,3.6)
 Hui 17.3 (12.4,22.2) 18.1 (8.9,27.4) 0.8 (-4.1,5.7) 3.7 (1.2,6.1) 1.7 (0.6,2.8) -2.0 (-3.4,-0.5) 9.8 (7.4,12.2) 9.2 (4.7,13.7) -0.6 (-3.0,1.8)
 Manchu 17.2 (13.3,21.1) 19.2 (16.3,22.1) 2.1 (-0.6,4.8) 4.1 (2.5,5.8) 7.5 (4.1,10.9) 3.4 (1.3,5.5) 10.3 (8.4,12.3) 13.5 (11.5,15.5) 3.1 (1.6,4.7)
 Tibetan 27.6 (11.7,43.5) 23.4 (19.2,27.7) -4.1 (-13.1,4.9) 3.5 (1.6,5.3) 1.8 (0.2,3.5) -1.6 (-2.8,-0.4) 13.9 (5.8,22.0) 12.4 (9.7,15.1) -1.5 (-5.7,2.6)
 Uighur 5.0 (3.5,6.6) 4.0 (1.3,6.6) -1.0 (-2.6,0.6) 0.3 (0.0,0.8) 0.2 (0.0,0.4) -0.2 (-0.5,0.2) 2.8 (1.8,3.8) 2.1 (0.6,3.6) - 0.7 (-1.7,0.3)
 Zhuang 28.4 (24.0,32.9) 32.2 (23.7,40.7) 3.8 (-1.4,8.9) 8.0 (6.0,9.9) 4.5 (2.0,7.0) -3.5 (-5.3,-1.8) 17.1 (14.3,20.0) 17.1 (12.7,21.5) 0.0 (-2.6,2.5)
 Others 26.3 (23.5,29.1) 24.7 (20.8,28.5) -1.6 (-3.8,0.6) 2.9 (1.8,4.0) 3.0 (2.1,3.8) 0.1 (-0.5,0.6) 14.4 (12.9,16.0) 13.3 (11.3,15.4) -1.1 (-2.1,-0.2)
 P for difference <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001
Income per capita (CNY)
 Q1 (¥<6000) 15.1 (13.8,16.3) 17.4 (15.6,19.1) 2.3 (1.2,3.4) 2.7 (2.3,3.2) 2.9 (2.4,3.5) 0.2 (- 0.2,0.6) 9.0 (8.3,9.6) 10.2 (9.3,11.2) 1.3 (0.7,1.9)
 Q2 (¥6000-11999) 16.4 (15.0,17.7) 20.5 (18.2,22.8) 4.1 (2.7,5.6) 2.7 (2.3,3.2) 3.2 (2.5,3.8) 0.5 (0.1,0.9) 9.5 (8.8,10.3) 11.9 (10.6,13.2) 2.4 (1.6,3.2)
 Q3 (¥12000-23999) 19.5 (18.1,20.9) 25.9 (23.7,28.0) 6.4 (5.1,7.6) 2.6 (2.3,3.0) 4.0 (3.3,4.7) 1.4 (0.9,1.8) 11.2 (10.4,12.0) 14.8 (13.5,16.1) 3.7 (2.9,4.4)
 Q4 (≥¥24000) 24.6 (21.9,27.2) 29.6 (27.1,32.1) 5.0 (4.0,6.0) 2.8 (2.5,3.1) 4.1 (3.3,4.8) 1.3 (0.9,1.7) 13.9 (12.4,15.4) 16.9 (15.3,18.5) 3.0 (2.5,3.6)
 Refused/Don’t know 19.6 (17.4,21.8) 25.1 (22.5,27.6) 5.4 (3.7,7.2) 3.0 (2.5,3.6) 3.5 (2.9,4.1) 0.4 (0.0,0.8) 11.1 (10.0,12.2) 13.9 (12.5,15.3) 2.8 (1.9,3.7)
 P for trend <0.0001 <0.0001 0.9119 0.0060 <0.0001 <0.0001

*Data are presented incorporating sample weights and adjusted for clusters and strata of the complex sample design of CCDRFS. P values for changes from 2015-16 to 2018-19 are <0.05. Participants who answered “I don’t know or I don’t want to tell you” are not included in the trend test. §P values for difference between men and women are <0.05. 95% CI=95% confidence interval. NA, data not available. ¥ 100= £11/€13/$15.5.