Table 3 Lifestyle conditions and cardiovascular risk factors according to tertiles of serum uric acid in university workers of State of Mexico, 2004
Tertiles of serum uric acid b | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
T1 | T2 | T3 | p value a | |
(n = 319) | (n = 320) | (n = 318) | ||
BMI ≥25 kg/m2,% | 60.8 | 74.0 | 80.8 | <0.001 |
Alcoholic beverages consumption,% | ||||
0 glasses/day | 16.5 | 11.0 | 9.4 | 0.011 |
< 2 glasses/day | 81.0 | 86.5 | 85.2 | |
≥ 2 glasses/day | 2.5 | 2.5 | 5.3 | |
Physical activity (hours/week spent in activities >3 MET),% | ||||
Inactivity (0 hours) | 44.8 | 31.5 | 31.4 | 0.001 |
Insufficient activity (< 3 hours) | 28.5 | 32.5 | 31.1 | |
Recommended (≥ 3 hours) | 26.7 | 36.0 | 37.5 | |
Health family history,% | ||||
Myocardial infarction | 36.7 | 35.3 | 28.0 | 0.189 |
Type 2 diabetes | 31.0 | 34.0 | 35.0 | 0.276 |
Hypertension | 36.5 | 31.7 | 31.8 | 0.098 |
Daily intake (g), mean | ||||
Fructose | 30.7 | 29.8 | 30.6 | 0.830 |
Lipids | 59.6 | 62.3 | 61.1 | 0.268 |
Proteins | 79.9 | 80.2 | 81.1 | 0.806 |
Cardiovascular risk factors,% | ||||
Age, y (≥40 men, ≥45 women) | 57.9 | 67.8 | 58.2 | 0.014 |
Hypertension | 38.0 | 47.5 | 54.4 | <0.001 |
High total cholesterol | 43.0 | 45.6 | 55.4 | 0.004 |
Low HDL-chol | 70.5 | 75.6 | 80.8 | 0.010 |
Type 2 diabetes | 15.4 | 85.0 | 17.0 | 0.766 |
Smoking | 17.5 | 16.6 | 18.2 | 0.854 |
≥3 cardiovascular risk factors,% | 46.0 | 54.0 | 59.4 | 0.003 |