Table 4.

Multinomial regression analysis to assess the risk factors associated with hyperuricemia.

Variables	AOR (95% CI)	P-value
Age	1.010 (0.997–1.02)	0.134
Gender	0.859 (0.583–1.264)	0.440
Diabetes	1.000 (0.998–1.002)	0.996
Malnutrition	1.459 (1.081–1.970)	0.014∗
Calcium	0.855 (0.719–1.017)	0.077
Phosphorus	0.950 (0.863–1.046)	0.296
Magnesium	1.606 (1.137–2.270)	0.007∗
Sodium	0.993 (0.949–1.038)	0.754
Potassium	0.862 (0.725–1.024)	0.091
Chloride	0.984 (0.948–1.022)	0.409

∗: statistically significant; AOR: adjusted odds ratio; CI: confidence interval.