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Table 2 Mean values for cardiometabolic risk factors by tertiles of serum uric acid

From: Association of Serum Uric Acid with cardio-metabolic risk factors and metabolic syndrome in seafarers working on tankers

Parameter

Mean(±SD)

Serum Uric Acida

Tertile 1

Tertile 2

Tertile 3

P- value

Weight (kg)

76.8 ± 11.4

80.9 ± 11.7

81.3 ± 11.5

0.02

Height (cm)

176.6 ± 6.3

178.1 ± 6.8

177.0 ± 6.7

0.38

WC (cm)

88.6 ± 10.6

92.5 ± 10.4

91.9 ± 10.2

0.03

BMI (kg/m2)

24.5 ± 3.1

25.5 ± 3.3

25.9 ± 3.3

0.02

SBP (mmHg)

120.5 ± 12.7

123.3 ± 12.9

124.3 ± 12.4

0.15

DBP (mmHg)

77.3 ± 9.3

78.9 ± 8.5

78.2 ± 7.6

0.50

FBS (mg/dl)

91.3 ± 23.4

98.9 ± 19.8

96.1 ± 9.3

0.03

TG (mg/dl)

104.0 ± 56.8

122.7 ± 67.7

153.8 ± 80.3

< 0.001

TC (mg/dl)

164.0 ± 40.5

186.1 ± 41.5

192.7 ± 37.6

< 0.001

HDL (mg/dl)

45.6 ± 11.4

47.1 ± 9.2

45.5 ± 9.4

0.52

LDL (mg/dl)

97.6 ± 31.1

114.0 ± 32.1

116.8 ± 32.1

< 0.001

VLDL (mg/dl)

20.6 ± 11.4

24.7 ± 13.5

30.6 ± 16.5

< 0.001

  1. WC waist circumferences, BMI body mass index, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, FBS fasting blood sugar, TG triglycerides, TC total cholesterol, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, VLDL Very low-density lipoprotein
  2. aThe ranges of serum uric acid levels are 1.6 mg/dl to 4.7 mg/dl for the 1st tertile, 4.7 mg/dl to 5.9 mg/dl for the 2nd tertile, and 5.9 mg/dl to 8.5 mg/dl for the 3rd tertile
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