Table 2 Baseline characteristics of the participants according to SUA quartiles
|  | Q1 (≤ 249 µmol/L) | Q2 (250–321 µmol/L) | Q3 (322–387 µmol/L) | Q4 (> 387 µmol/L) | p-values for trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 77 | 80 | 79 | 74 | – |
Sex, m/f | 40/37 | 53/27 | 60/19 | 62/12 | – |
Age, year | 43.1 ± 12.6 | 42.4 ± 18.3 | 36.5 ± 15.0 | 36.2 ± 17.0 | 0.047 |
BMI, kg/m2 | 24.9 ± 4.8 | 25.6 ± 3.5 | 25.2 ± 3.6 | 25.8 ± 3.7 | 0.046 |
SUA, µmol/L | 204.7 ± 37.0 | 292.1 ± 20.6 | 355.7 ± 18.6 | 477.1 ± 83.7 | 0.000 |
TG, mg/dL | 170.9 ± 97.3 | 237.3 ± 167.9 | 175.8 ± 98.3 | 172.7 ± 86.6 | 0.028 |
TC, mg/dL | 202.5 ± 69.1 | 202.0 ± 78.2 | 212.3 ± 96.2 | 212.1 ± 88.8 | 0.047 |
HDL, mg/dL | 32.3 ± 12.6 | 36.7 ± 18.9 | 34.6 ± 15.2 | 36.8 ± 14.5 | 0.538 |
Albumin, g/dL | 51.8 ± 18.1 | 45.8 ± 10.5 | 46.4 ± 10.1 | 47.6 ± 11.4 | 0.090 |
Total protein, g/dL | 74.6 ± 27.6 | 78.6 ± 26.5 | 78.1 ± 18.9 | 84.7 ± 31.9 | 0.308 |
Glucose, mg/dL | 177.6 ± 88.2 | 141.5 ± 72.0 | 139.9 ± 76.5 | 128.6 ± 65.1 | 0.008 |
MetS (%) | 37.8 | 32.7 | 20.8 | 23.8 | 0.000a |