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Table 2 Baseline characteristic of the participants by SUA quartile categories and sex

From: The dose-response relationship of serum uric acid with Dyslipidaemia and its components: a cross-sectional study of a Chinese multi-ethnic cohort

Quartile of SUA-Men

Quartile of SUA-Women

 

Q1 (n = 1351) (≤5.45 mg/dL)

Q2 (n = 1347) (5.46–6.38 mg/dL)

Q3 (n = 1341) (6.39–7.40 mg/dL)

Q4 (n = 1363) (≥7.41 mg/dL)

P value

Q1 (n = 3982) (≤ 4.14 mg/dL)

Q2 (n = 4098) (4.15–4.83 mg/dL)

Q3 (n = 4099) (4.84–5.69 mg/dL)

Q4 (n = 3913) (≥5.70 mg/dL)

P value

Ethnicity, n (%)

    

< 0.001

    

< 0.001

 Dong

489 (36.2%)

493 (36.6%)

586 (43.7%)

591 (43.4%)

 

957 (35.3%)

989 (37.6%)

1012 (37.9%)

1136 (42.4%)

 

 Bouyei

455 (33.7%)

393 (29.2%)

338 (25.2%)

340 (24.9%)

 

1074 (39.6%)

903 (34.4%)

847 (31.7%)

739 (27.6%)

 

 Miao

407 (30.1%)

461 (34.2%)

417 (31.1%)

432 (31.7%)

 

683 (25.2%)

735 (28.0%)

811 (30.4%)

804 (30.0%)

 

Area

    

< 0.001

    

< 0.001

 Rural

1130 (83.8%)

1047 (78.0%)

984 (73.7%)

1013 (74.5%)

 

2316 (85.4%)

2156 (82.2%)

2083 (78.1%)

2032 (76.0%)

 

 City

219 (16.2%)

296 (22.0%)

351 (26.3%)

347 (25.5%)

 

395 (14.6%)

468 (17.8%)

583 (21.9%)

640 (24.0%)

 

Age (years)

54.0 (46.6–63.9)

52.5 (44.7–62.3)

52.0 (44.2–61.9)

52.7 (44.5–62.3)

< 0.001

49.0 (42.3–56.1)

49.6 (42.9–56.2)

51.0 (44.0–58.5)

53.8 (46.3–62.2)

< 0.001

Educational level, n (%)

    

< 0.001

    

< 0.001

 Low

747 (55.3%)

651 (48.3%)

592 (44.1%)

633 (46.4%)

 

1908 (70.3%)

1753 (66.7%)

1693 (63.4%)

1810 (67.6%)

 

 Medium

475 (35.2%)

512 (38.0%)

534 (39.8%)

504 (37.0%)

 

629 (23.2%)

676 (25.7%)

755 (28.3%)

673 (25.1%)

 

 High

129 (9.5%)

184 (13.7%)

215 (16.0%)

226 (16.6%)

 

177 (6.5%)

198 (7.5%)

222 (8.3%)

196 (7.3%)

 

Occupation, n (%)

    

< 0.001

    

< 0.001

 low

286 (21.2%)

281 (20.9%)

324 (24.2%)

327 (24.1%)

 

725 (26.8%)

782 (29.8%)

931 (34.9%)

1139 (42.5%)

 

 medium

165 (12.2%)

230 (17.1%)

262 (19.6%)

262 (19.3%)

 

334 (12.3%)

368 (14.0%)

372 (14.0%)

302 (11.3%)

 

 High

897 (66.5%)

832 (62.0%)

753 (56.2%)

770 (56.7%)

 

1650 (60.9%)

1476 (56.2%)

1362 (51.1%)

1238 (46.2%)

 

Smoking status, n (%)

    

0.497

    

0.780

 Never

569 (42.1%)

565 (41.9%)

573 (42.7%)

553 (40.6%)

 

2703 (99.6%)

2611 (99.4%)

2652 (99.3%)

2669 (99.6%)

 

 Past

131 (9.7%)

129 (9.6%)

153 (11.4%)

149 (10.9%)

 

3 (0.1%)

0 (0.0%)

2 (0.1%)

4 (0.1%)

 

 Current

651 (48.2%)

653 (48.5%)

615 (45.9%)

661 (48.5%)

 

8 (0.3%)

16 (0.60%)

16 (0.60%)

6 (0.2%)

 

Alcohol drinking status, n (%)

    

0.331

    

0.005

 Yes

80 (5.9%)

92 (6.8%)

94 (7.0%)

105 (7.7%)

 

30 (1.1%)

39 (1.5%)

53 (2.0%)

61 (2.3%)

 

 No

1271 (94.1%)

1255 (93.2%)

1247 (93.0%)

1258 (92.3%)

 

2684 (98.9%)

2588 (98.5%)

2617 (98.0%)

2618 (97.7%)

 

Tea, n (%)

    

< 0.001

    

0.306

 Yes

229 (17.0%)

293 (21.8%)

296 (22.1%)

366 (26.9%)

 

190 (7.0%)

193 (7.3%)

215 (8.1%)

219 (8.2%)

 

 No

1122 (83.0%)

1054 (78.2%)

1045 (77.9%)

997 (73.1%)

 

2524 (93.0%)

2434 (92.7%)

2455 (91.9%)

2460 (91.8%)

 

High blood pressure, n (%)

    

< 0.001

    

< 0.001

 Yes

402 (29.9%)

433 (32.2%)

492 (36.8%)

638 (46.9%)

 

483 (17.9%)

509 (19.4%)

612 (23.1%)

870 (32.6%)

 

 No

941 (70.1%)

911 (67.8%)

846 (63.2%)

721 (53.1%)

 

2219 (82.1%)

2113 (80.6%)

2043 (76.9%)

1797 (67.4%)

 

dyslipidaemia, n (%)

    

< 0.001

    

< 0.001

 Yes

343 (25.4%)

458 (34.0%)

581 (43.3%)

739 (54.2%)

 

433 (16.0%)

580 (22.1%)

759 (28.4%)

1090 (40.7%)

 

 No

1008 (74.6%)

889 (66.0%)

760 (56.7%)

624 (45.8%)

 

2281 (84.0%)

2047 (77.9%)

1911 (71.6%)

1589 (59.3%)

 

Diabetes, n (%)

    

< 0.001

    

< 0.001

 Yes

212 (15.8%)

146 (10.9%)

137 (10.2%)

186 (13.7%)

 

150 (5.5%)

144 (5.5%)

177 (6.6%)

340 (12.7%)

 

 No

1131 (84.2%)

1190 (89.1%)

1201 (89.8%)

1173 (86.3%)

 

2561 (94.5%)

2479 (94.5%)

2485 (93.4%)

2332 (87.3%)

 

Red meat, g/week

700.0 (350.0–1400.0)

700.0 (400.0–1400.0)

700.0 (420.0–1400.0)

700.0 (420.0–1400.0)

0.432

700.0 (350.0–1050.0)

700.0 (350.0–1050.0)

700.0 (350.0–1050.0)

700.0 (350.0–1050.0)

0.481

BMI, kg/m2

22.6 (20.7–25.0)

23.7 (21.5–25.9)

24.6 (22.3–26.7)

25.6 (23.1–27.8)

< 0.001

23.5 (21.4–25.8)

23.5 (21.4–25.8)

24.4 (22.2–26.7)

25.7 (23.4–28.0)

< 0.001

Physical activity, met/day

26.7 (15.0–40.6)

25.6 (13.4–39.2)

23.6 (13.3–37.9)

22.3 (12.1–36.6)

< 0.001

26.6 (15.7–39.1)

25.3 (15.2–38.2)

24.1 (12.9–36.8)

21.1 (10.7–33.6)

< 0.001

Total energy intake, kcal/week

11,751.4 (8930.7–14,843.1)

11,626.4 (9071.7–15,009.2)

11,639.8 (9274.3–14,619.6)

11,926.9 (9362.9–14,864.8)

0.546

10,033.5 (7750.8–12,613.7)

10,023.1 (7901.5–12,766.0)

9851.2 (7511.4–12,554.9)

9798.0 (7701.5–12,309.9)

0.490

Waist circumference, cm

80.0 (74.0–87.0)

83.2 (76.5–89.4)

86.0 (79.2–92.0)

89.0 (82.5–95.0)

< 0.001

78.0 (72.0–84.0)

80.5 (73.7–86.8)

83.0 (76.5–89.0)

86.5 (80.1–93.0)

< 0.001

Hips circumference, cm

90.5 (86.5–94.0)

92.0 (88.0–95.6)

93.0 (89.0–97.0)

94.0 (90.0–98.2)

< 0.001

90.0 (86.0–93.6)

91.0 (86.5–95.0)

92.0 (88.0–96.0)

93.0 (89.0–97.5)

< 0.001

Fresh fruits, g/week

240.0 (58.3–700.0)

300 (93.3–700.0)

300.0 (87.5–700.0)

350 (93.3–750.0)

< 0.001

400.0 (116.7–875.0)

450.0 (140.0–1050.0)

500.0 (140.0–11,260.0)

500.0 (140.0–1050.0)

< 0.001

Fresh vegetables, g/week

2100.0 (1400.0–3150.0)

2100.0 (1400.0–3150.0)

2100.0 (1400.0–2800.0)

2100.0 (1400.0–3150.0)

0.887

2100.0 (1400.0–2800.0)

2100.0 (1400.0–2800.0)

2100.0 (1400.0–3150.0)

2100.0 (1400.0–2800.0)

0.410

  1. Continuous variables are shown as medians (interquartile range), and categorical variables are shown as frequencies (percentages). Participant characteristics in each group were compared using the Kruskal-Wallis H test or the Chi-square test
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