Table 4 Parsimonious multivariate logistic regression model for predicting high uric acid (i.e. in sex-specific highest quartile) by sex
| Â | Men | Women | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | OR | 95% CI | Â | P | OR | 95% CI | Â | P |
Age group | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
25–34 | 1.00 | -- | -- | -- | 1.00 | -- | -- | -- |
35–44 | 1.07 | 0.46 | 2.50 | 0.878 | 1.86 | 0.83 | 4.18 | 0.134 |
45–54 | 2.24 | 1.00 | 5.05 | 0.051 | 2.96 | 1.36 | 6.47 | 0.006 |
55–64 | 1.11 | 0.47 | 2.61 | 0.810 | 2.71 | 1.24 | 5.91 | 0.012 |
Treatment for hypertension | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
no | 1.00 | -- | -- | -- | 1.00 | -- | -- | -- |
yes | 4.98 | 2.12 | 11.68 | 0.000 | 2.43 | 1.31 | 4.51 | 0.005 |
Triglycerides | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
<1.0 mmol/l | 1.00 | -- | -- | -- | 1.00 | -- | -- | -- |
1.0–1.7 mmol/l | 3.31 | 1.45 | 7.55 | 0.005 | 2.11 | 1.23 | 3.63 | 0.007 |
>1.7 mmol/l | 37.49 | 16.09 | 87.33 | 0.000 | 7.50 | 3.95 | 14.23 | 0.000 |
Waist | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
<77 cm | 1.00 | -- | -- | -- | 1.00 | -- | -- | -- |
77–88 cm | 2.90 | 1.16 | 7.27 | 0.023 | 2.87 | 1.46 | 5.63 | 0.002 |
>88 cm | 1.96 | 0.78 | 4.90 | 0.152 | 4.24 | 2.18 | 8.23 | 0.000 |
Alcohol consumption | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
0 ml/day | 1.00 | -- | -- | -- | 1.00 | -- | -- | -- |
>0 ml/day | 1.55 | 0.90 | 2.68 | 0.113 | 2.38 | 0.97 | 5.85 | 0.059 |