Table 1 Mean levels, standard deviations and correlations with uric acid for selected cardiovascular risk factors by sex
| Â | Â | Men (n = 482) | Women (n = 529) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Risk factor | unit | Mean | SD | Corr | Mean | SD | Corr |
Serum uric acid | μmol/l | 408.7 | 175.3 | 1.000 | 264.3 | 80.0 | 1.000 |
Age | years | 44.7 | 11.5 | 0.142 | 44.5 | 11.5 | 0.357 |
Systolic BP | mmHg | 139.5 | 23.1 | 0.242 | 132.7 | 24.0 | 0.319 |
Diastolic BP | mmHg | 90.8 | 14.2 | 0.215 | 85.3 | 13.6 | 0.295 |
Total cholesterol | mmol/l | 5.4 | 1.2 | 0.138 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 0.370 |
HDL-cholesterol | mmol/l | 1.53 | 0.50 | -0.228 | 1.54 | 0.40 | -0.152 |
Triglycerides | mmol/l | 1.48 | 1.17 | 0.734 | 1.16 | 0.68 | 0.528 |
Weight | kg | 70.0 | 12.5 | 0.254 | 68.0 | 15.2 | 0.290 |
Body mass index | kg/m2 | 24.2 | 4.0 | 0.286 | 27.1 | 5.9 | 0.339 |
Waist | cm | 84.1 | 10.3 | 0.317 | 82.2 | 12.2 | 0.410 |
Waist-to-hip ratio | Â | 0.87 | 0.06 | 0.306 | 0.80 | 0.06 | 0.373 |
Alcohol intake | ml/day | 59.7 | 105.1 | 0.172 | 3.8 | 21.6 | 0.134 |
Smoking | % | 39.2 | - | - | 7.3 | - | - |
Treatment for hypertension | % | 9.0 | - | - | 13.0 | - | - |
History of diabetes | % | 5.0 | - | - | 6.0 | - | - |