Table 1 Characteristics of the participants by tertiles of serum uric acid
Parameter | Serum Uric Acida | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Tertile 1 | Tertile 2 | Tertile 3 | P- value† | |
Mean age (year) | 34.4 ± 9.8 | 37.2 ± 10.9 | 36.6 ± 10.0 | 0.21 |
Educational level | ||||
Diploma | 24 (29.3)b | 25 (33.3) | 22 (28.6) | 0.78 |
Academic | 58 (70.7) | 50 (66.7) | 55 (71.4) | |
Job history | ||||
= < 10 year | 56 (68.3) | 41 (54.7) | 45 (58.4) | 0.19 |
> 10 year | 26 (31.7) | 34 (45.3) | 32 (41.6) | |
Shift work | ||||
No | 22 (26.8) | 26 (34.7) | 22 (28.6) | 0.53 |
Yes | 60 (73.2) | 49 (65.3) | 55 (71.4) | |
BMI category | ||||
Normal | 44 (53.7) | 36 (48.0) | 34 (47.2) | 0.58 |
Overweight | 34 (41.5) | 31 (41.3) | 34 (47.2) | |
Obese | 4 (4.9) | 8 (10.7) | 4 (5.6) | |
Smoking status | ||||
No | 61 (74.4) | 53 (70.7) | 55 (71.4) | 0.85 |
Yes | 21 (25.6) | 22 (29.3) | 22 (28.6) | |
Total | 82 (35.0) | 75 (32.0) | 77 (32.9) | |