Table 3.
Characteristics of the participants in the SUA quartiles
| Variables | SUA quartiles | P-values | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 (≤ 4.7) | Q2 (4.8–5.8) | Q3 (5.9–6.7) | Q4 (> 6.7) | ||
| N | 139 | 135 | 137 | 134 | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.5 ± 4.0 (40) | 24.5 ± 3.4 (38.4) | 24.7 ± 3.5 (37.5) | 25.2 ± 3.8 (38.5) | 0.406 |
| WC (cm) | 85.1 ± 10.9 (113) | 84.6 ± 10.0 (116) | 83.5 ± 11.1 (111) | 84.3 ± 9.6 (109) | 0.853 |
| HC (cm) | 91.7 ± 8.3 (111) | 90.7 ± 8.1 (113) | 90.8 ± 8.2 (114) | 90.0 ± 8.0 108.0 | 0.654 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 126.0 ± 14.2 (190) | 127.1 ± 14.9 (180) | 125.8 ± 14.1 (184) | 131.7 ± 19.3 (216) | 0.020 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 81.8 ± 8.0 (103) | 83.9 ± 10.7 (115) | 83.3 ± 9.4 (112) | 84.7 ± 9.8 (118) | 0.139 |
| FBG (mg/dL) | 8.7 ± 4.4 (26.9) | 7.2 ± 3.7 (24.9) | 6.3 ± 2.8 (18.9) | 6.7 ± 3.4 (26.4) | 0.000 |
| TG (mg/dL) | 171.7 ± 107.5 (675.2) | 208.9 ± 147.4 (812.6) | 180.5 ± 104.2 (562) | 194.3 ± 87.5 (429) | 0.097 |
| TC (mg/dL) | 208.5 ± 74.8 (518.6) | 208.1 ± 81.9 (584) | 194.0 ± 63.5 (562.8) | 198.6 ± 79.7 (561.9) | 0.425 |
| HDL (mg/dL) | 34.2 ± 10.7 (74.1) | 34.5 ± 15.3 (112.4) | 31.6 ± 9.3 (62.5) | 34.1 ± 12.8 (68.7) | 0.334 |
| LDL (mg/dL) | 141.3 ± 70.7 (459.7) | 131.1 ± 73.5 (506.5) | 129.3 ± 61.2 (517.2) | 128.8 ± 74.2 (514.9) | 0.567 |
| SCr (mg/dL) | 0.78 ± 0.24 (2.0) | 0.85 ± 0.24 (2.0) | 0.92 ± 0.25 (2.5) | 1.00 ± 0.33 (2.9) | 0.000 |
| SA (g/L) | 49.7 ± 18.0 (107.2) | 47.1 ± 11.3 (81.6) | 47.1 ± 11.5 (90.5) | 49.0 ± 14.0 (92.5) | 0.680 |
| STP (g/L) | 75.2 ± 26.5 (167.9) | 82.8 ± 25.2 (190.1) | 77.2 ± 20.2 (165.6) | 86.0 ± 32.0 (169.4) | 0.098 |
| SU (mg/dL) | 24.0 ± 6.0 (37.6) | 26.4 ± 8.7 (52.3) | 26.0 ± 10.8 (62.7) | 29.3 ± 15.2 (105.4) | 0.152 |
| BUN (mg/dL) | 11.3 ± 2.8 (17.5) | 12.4 ± 4.0 (24.4) | 12.2 ± 5.1 (29.3) | 13.8 ± 7.2 (49.2) | 0.155 |
|
eGFR (ml/min/1.73 m) |
105.8 ± 38.0 (269.0) | 97.3 ± 30.5 (261.2) | 92.7 ± 25.6 (266.6) | 86.6 ± 26.7 (235.9) | 0.000 |
| CKD (%) | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 9.7 | 0.000 |
Values are presented as mean ± SD. Maximum values are indicated in the parenthesis. P-values were obtained from one-way ANOVA. For categorical variables p-values were derived from chi-square test