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Table 1 Distribution of uric acid levels by age, sex, region and ethnic

From: Prevalence of hyperuricemia and its related risk factors in healthy adults from Northern and Northeastern Chinese provinces

 

Male

Female

Total

N

M±SD(μmol/L)

N

M±SD(μmol/L)

N

M±SD(μmol/L)

Age group

      

18-24 yrs

548

363.7±76.0a

684

264.9±56.4a *

1232

308.8±82.1

25-34 yrs

584

372.9±79.2a

746

247.9±56.7b *

1330

302.8±91.7

35-44 yrs

756

364.5±77.3a

944

249.5±56.0b *

1700

300.5±87.5

45-54 yrs

808

358.4±80.6a

1053

263.7±61.2a *

1857

304.7±84.5

55-64 yrs

511

334.1±77.4b

753

273.5±64.3a *

1264

298.0±75.9

65-74 yrs

414

340.1±83.2b

454

291.1±73.3c *

868

314.4±81.8

> 75 yrs

104

341.4±77.1b

80

296.5±84.5c *

184

321.9±83.2

Total

3725

357.7±81.6

4714

263.3±62.6*

8439

305.0±85.6

Region

      

Center of big cities

812

363.1±75.8a

1111

269.8±63.3a *

1923

309.2±82.8a

Suburbs of big cities

778

374.5±78.2b

953

285.8±65.0b *

1731

325.7±83.8b

Small and medium cities

876

347.2±77.9c

1068

253.4±55.1c *

1944

295.6±81.1c

Agricultural and pastoral areas

1250

348.6±82.5c

1582

251.8±61.1c *

2832

294.5±86.0c

Ethnic group

      

Han

2662

360.1±81.9a

3197

267.8±62.1a *

5859

309.7±85.2a

Mongolian

532

351.0±76.1a

760

247.8±60.8b *

1292

290.3±84.5b

Korean

387

348.3±89.7a

567

257.1±66.0c *

954

294.1±88.6b

  1. a b c: same letter showed that no difference was found between two age groups, two regions or two ethnic groups of a same gender with the SNK test.
  2. *T test results of comparison with men, P < 0.01.
  3. M mean and SD standard deviation.