The association between hyperuricemia and betel nut chewing in Taiwanese men: a cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health

Table 3 The crude and adjusted odds ratios (aOR) for hyperuricemia by logistic regression analysis

	Crude OR	95% CI	aOR	95% CI
Age
≥60 years old	1.12	(1.04-1.20)*	0.84	(0.77-0.92)**
<60 years old	1.00		1.00
BMI
≥25	1.82	(1.69-1.96)**	1.75	(1.62-1.90)**
<25	1.00		1.00
Betel nut chewing
(+)	0.85	(0.76-0.95)*	0.75	(0.66-0.84)**
(−)	1.00		1.00
Smoking
(+)	0.97	(0.90-1.05)	1.02	(0.93-1.10)
(−)	1.00		1.00
Alcohol intake
(+)	1.20	(1.11-1.30)**	1.36	(1.25-1.49)**
(−)	1.00		1.00
Diabetes
(+)	0.71	(0.64-0.79)**	0.57	(0.50-0.64)**
(−)	1.00		1.00
Hypertension
(+)	1.66	(1.55-1.79)**	1.41	(1.30-1.52)**
(−)	1.00		1.00
Hypercholesterolemia
(+)	0.84	(0.57-1.23)	0.83	(0.55-1.24)
(−)	1.00		1.00
Hypertriglyceridemia
(+)	1.14	(0.74-1.76)	1.09	(0.70-1.72)
(−)	1.00		1.00
Mixed hyperlipidemia
(+)	2.09	(1.54-2.84)**	1.84	(1.33-2.54)**
(−)	1.00		1.00
Chronic kidney disease
(+)	3.07	(2.79-3.38)**	3.28	(2.94-3.65)**
(−)	1.00		1.00
Proteinuria
(+)	1.47	(1.32-1.65)**	1.22	(1.08-1.38)*
(−)	1.00		1.00

*p-value < 0.01; **p-value < 0.001.
a: The adjusted odds ratios were measured controlling for age, BMI, betel nut chewing, smoking, alcohol intake, diabetes, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia, mixed hyperlipidemia, chronic kidney disease and proteinuria.

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