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Table 3 Proportion of persons with high uric acid (i.e. in sex-specific highest quartile) according to selected cardiovascular risk factors, by sex

From: Prevalence of hyperuricemia and relation of serum uric acid with cardiovascular risk factors in a developing country

	Men			Women
	n	%	P	n	%	P
Age group
25–34	115	13.9%		139	8.6%
35–44	113	24.8%		134	17.9%
45–54	130	33.1%		131	34.4%
55–64	124	26.6%	0.009	125	40.8%	<0.001
Blood pressure
<130/85 mmHg	117	15.4%		223	13.0%
>130/85 mmHg	223	22.9%		209	30.6%
>160/100 mmHg	142	35.9%	<0.001	97	40.2%	<0.001
Treatment for hypertension
no	438	21.7%		460	20.4%
yes	44	56.8%	<0.001	69	55.1%	<0.001
Total cholesterol
<5.2 mmol/l	231	19.0%		197	13.2%
5.2–6.2 mmol/l	135	28.1%		165	23.0%
>6.2 mmol/l	116	32.8%	<0.001	167	40.7%	<0.001
HDL-Cholesterol
>1.55 mmol/l	201	15.4%		248	20.2%
1.03–1.55 mmol/l	208	26.4%		240	25.4%
<1.03 mmol/l	73	46.6%	<0.001	41	51.2%	<0.001
Triglycerides
<1.0 mmol/l	199	4.5%		273	11.4%
1.0–1.7 mmol/l	157	17.8%		168	28.0%
>1.7 mmol/l	126	65.9%	<0.001	88	61.4%	<0.001
Body mass index
<25	288	18.1%		207	11.6%
25–30	147	32.0%		168	23.8%
>=30	43	46.5%	<0.001	154	44.2%	<0.001
Waist
<77 cm	124	6.5%		202	7.9%
77–88 cm	177	24.3%		152	25.0%
>88 cm	179	38.0%	<0.001	171	45.6%	<0.001
Regular cigarette smoking
no	293	27.3%		492	24.2%
yes	189	21.2%	0.128	37	35.1%	0.138
Alcohol consumption
0 ml/j	234	20.9%		498	24.3%
>0 ml/j	248	28.6%	0.051	31	35.5%	0.163
History of diabetes
no	458	24.0%		499	23.4%
yes	24	41.7%	0.051	30	50.0%	0.001
Total	482	24.9%		529	25.0%

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