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Table 3 Adjusted-odds ratio (95% CI) for carotid atherosclerosis according to quartile of uric acid and metabolic syndrome by gender

From: Uric acid is an independent risk factor for carotid atherosclerosis in a Japanese elderly population without metabolic syndrome

 

Quartile of serum uric acid

Uric acid range

Men (mg/dL)

Women (mg/dL)

UA-1

0.8-4.3

0.5-3.8

UA-2

4.4-5.5

3.9-4.7

UA-3

5.6-6.8

4.8-6.0

UA-4

6.9-16.1

6.1-15.4

All subjects

   Men, N = 663

1 (reference)

1.06 (0.63-1.76)

1.75 (1.02-3.02) †

2.01 (1.12-3.60) †

   Women, N = 916

1 (reference)

1.44 (0.94-2.21)

1.29 (0.84-1.98)

2.10 (1.30-3.39)§

Subjects without metabolic syndrome (< 3 components of metabolic syndrome)

   Men, N = 483

1 (reference)

0.92 (0.51-1.67)

2.00 (1.03-3.87) †

2.54 (1.21-5.34) ‡

   Women, N = 599

1 (reference)

1.78 (1.06-3.00)†

1.41 (0.83-2.40)

2.54 (1.35-4.78)§

Subjects with metabolic syndrome (≥3 components of metabolic syndrome)

   Men, N = 180

1 (reference)

2.14 (0.67-6.81)

1.55 (0.50-4.83)

2.26 (0.72-7.10)

   Women, N = 317

1 (reference)

0.81 (0.36-1.79)

1.12 (0.51-2.49)

1.43 (0.62-3.27)

  1. CI, confidential interval. Adjusted for age, body mass index, smoking status, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, antihypertensive medication, LDL-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, triglycerides, antilipidemic medication, fasting plasma glucose, antidiabetic medication, and history of cardiovascular disease. † P < 0.05; ‡ P < 0.01; § P < 0.005 vs. the first quartile (UA-1).
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