Visceral fat mass: is it the link between uric acid and diabetes risk?

Table 1 Participant characteristics according to gender

	Total (Mean ± SD) (n = 100)	Male (Mean ± SD) (n = 48)	Female (Mean ± SD) (n = 52)	P value
Age (years)	55.98 ± 8.83	56.60 ± 9.40	55.40 ± 8.33	NS^a
FPG (mmol/L)	5.11 ± 0.60	5.19 ± 0.70	5.03 ± 0.49	NS^b
HbA1c (IFCC) (mmol/mol)	34.60 ± 3.55	34.83 ± 3.86	34.38 ± 3.25	NS^b
UA (mmol/L)	0.32 ± 0.07	0.35 ± 0.07	0.28 ± 0.06	P < 0.001^b
TG (mmol/L)	1.23 ± 0.62	1.38 ± 0.75	1.09 ± 0.45	NS^a
LDL-C (mmol/L)	3.24 ± 0.99	3.32 ± 0.9	3.17 ± 1.05	NS^a
HDL–C (mmol/L)	1.65 ± 0.51	1.36 ± 0.31	1.92 ± 0.50	P < 0.001^a
TC (mmol/L)	5.51 ± 1.15	5.41 ± 1.08	5.60 ± 1.21	NS^a
CRP (mg/L)	1.42 ± 1.30	1.33 ± 1.28	1.51 ± 1.32	NS^a
IL-6 (pmol/L)	2.67 ± 1.96	2.57 ± 1.99	2.75 ± 1.94	NS^a
TNF-α (pmol/L)	8.13 ± 2.41	8.31 ± 2.48	7.97 ± 2.35	NS^a
Estimated GFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)	80.36 ± 9.91	81.34 ± 9.12	79.48 ± 10.58	NS^a
BMI (kg/m²)	26.24 ± 4.58	26.31 ± 4.02	26.17 ± 5.11	NS^a
Android to gynoid fat ratio	1.13 ± 0.32	1.32 ± 0.30	0.95 ± 0.23	P < 0.001^b
VAT fat mass (g)	953.12 ± 798.26	1277.25 ± 870.96	672.63 ± 610	P < 0.001^a
SAT fat mass (g)	1314.44 ± 673.77	1009.14 ± 476.72	1601.78 ± 708.85	P < 0.001^a

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