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Table 3 The ORs for gout in relation to tertiles of each anthropometric index after adjustment for potential confounders

From: The association of anthropometry indices with gout in Taiwanese men

Variables

 

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Renal disease

No

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

Yes

1.47

(0.51, 4.19)

1.55

(0.55, 4.39)

1.45

(0.51, 4.13)

1.43

(0.50, 4.10)

Alcohol drinking

Low

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

Moderate

1.08

(0.60, 1.96)

1.09

(0.60, 1.97)

1.08

(0.59, 1.98)

1.10

(0.61, 2.00)

High

0.85

(0.42, 1.70)

0.82

(0.41, 1.65)

0.85

(0.42, 1.72)

0.88

(0.44, 1.77)

Metabolic disorders*

Hypertriglyceridemia

No

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

Yes

1.70

(1.06, 2.72)

1.65

(1.03, 2.64)

1.64

(1.02, 2.63)

1.70

(1.06, 2.72)

Low HDL

No

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

Yes

1.13

(0.72, 1.79)

1.11

(0.70, 1.75)

1.10

(0.70, 1.75)

1.13

(0.72, 1.79)

High blood pressure

No

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

Yes

1.14

(0.69, 1.88)

1.14

(0.69, 1.87)

1.12

(0.68, 1.85)

1.11

(0.68, 1.84)

High fasting glucose

No

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

Yes

0.78

(0.42, 1.45)

0.75

(0.40, 1.40)

0.78

(0.41, 1.46)

0.76

(0.41, 1.43)

Hyperuricemia

No

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

Yes

1.78

(1.12, 2.85)

1.77

(1.11, 2.83)

1.78

(1.12, 2.85)

1.77

(1.11, 2.82)

WC (cm)

<81.7

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

81.7-88.1

1.81

(1.04, 3.14)

1.47

(0.78, 2.75)

0.91

(0.42, 1.98)

1.52

(0.81, 2.86)

88.1

1.83

(1.06, 3.18)

1.38

(0.68, 2.81)

0.78

(0.31, 1.95)

1.35

(0.61, 2.99)

P trend

0.03

 

0.41

 

0.61

 

0.38

 

WHR

<0.87

  

1.00

     

0.87-0.91

  

1.53

(0.81, 2.88)

    

0.91

  

1.57

(0.75, 3.26)

    

P trend

  

0.21

     

WHtR

<0.49

    

1.00

   

0.49-0.53

    

2.55

(1.16, 5.59)

  

0.53

    

3.01

(1.13, 7.99)

  

P trend

    

0.03

   

BMI (kg/m2)

<24

      

1.00

 

24-27

      

1.42

(0.76, 2.65)

27

      

1.50

(0.64, 3.51)

P trend

      

0.42

 
  1. Adjustment for age, smoking, areas, and hypertension medication in all models.
  2. Abbreviations: BMI Body mass index, HDL High density lipoprotein, WC Waist circumference, WHR Waist to hip ratio, WHtR Waist to height ratio.
  3. *Hypertriglyceridemia: triglyceride 150 mg/dl; low HDL: HDL < 40 mg/dl; high blood pressure: blood pressure 130/85 mmHg or hypertension medication; high fasting glucose: glucose 100 mg/dl or diabetic medication; hyperuricemia: uric acid 7.0 mg/dl.