Table 7 Correlations of urate and related variables with hemoglobin A1c in overall participants and participants with diabetes
Univariate | Multivariate-1 | Multivariate-2 | Multivariate-3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall participants | ||||
Urate | − 0.068 (p < 0.001) | − 0.074 (p < 0.001) | − 0.124 (p < 0.001) | − 0.092 (p < 0.001) |
Age | – | 0.151 (p < 0.001) | 0.205 (p < 0.001) | 0.138 (p < 0.001) |
Therapy for diabetes | – | 0.461 (p < 0.001) | – | 0.460 (p < 0.001) |
Smoking | – | 0.038 (p < 0.001) | 0.029 (p = 0.001) | 0.032 (p < 0.001) |
Alcohol drinking | – | 0.054 (p < 0.001) | 0.076 (p < 0.001) | 0.065 (p < 0.001) |
Regular exercise | – | 0.004 (p = 0.574) | 0.022 (p = 0.008) | 0.007 (p = 0.322) |
Body mass index | – | 0.208 (p < 0.001) | 0.222 (p < 0.001) | 0.179 (p < 0.001) |
Systolic blood pressure | – | – | 0.048 (p < 0.001) | 0.037 (p < 0.001) |
log (triglycerides) | – | – | 0.088 (p < 0.001) | 0.090 (p < 0.001) |
HDL cholesterol | – | – | 0.002 (p = 0.822) | 0.015 (p = 0.092) |
Diabetes | ||||
Urate | − 0.188 (p < 0.001) | − 0.222 (p < 0.001) | − 0.254 (p < 0.001) | − 0.249 (p < 0.001) |
Age | – | − 0.170 (p < 0.001) | − 0.151 (p < 0.001) | − 0.140 (p < 0.001) |
Therapy for diabetes | – | − 0.104 (p = 0.003) | – | − 0.082 (p = 0.013) |
Smoking | – | 0.031 (p = 0.359) | 0.066 (p = 0.076) | 0.039 (p = 0.231) |
Alcohol drinking | – | 0.020 (p = 0.569) | 0.051 (p = 0.121) | 0.077 (p = 0.031) |
Regular exercise | – | 0.009 (p = 0.781) | − 0.108 (p = 0.002) | 0.030 (p = 0.352) |
Body mass index | – | 0.114 (p = 0.002) | 0.028 (p = 0.382) | 0.057 (p = 0.127) |
Systolic blood pressure | – | – | 0.091 (p = 0.009) | 0.081 (p = 0.019) |
log (triglycerides) | – | – | 0.309 (p < 0.001) | 0.290 (p < 0.001) |
HDL cholesterol | – | – | 0.127 (p = 0.001) | 0.113 (p = 0.004) |