Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of study subjects (n = 314)
Variables | Category | Uric acid level | Mean ± SD | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | Hyper uricemia(%) | Normo uricaemia(%) | ||||
Sex | Male | 211(67.2) | 70(22.3) | 141(44.9) | 0.76 | |
Female | 103(32.8) | 36(11.5) | 67(21.3) | |||
Age (in years) | < 45 | 120(38.2) | 30(9.6) | 90(28.6) | 49.8 ± 9.8 | 0.01 |
≥ 45 | 194(61.8) | 76(24.2) | 118(37.6) | |||
FHD | No | 259(82.5) | 79(25.2) | 180(57.3) | 36.1 ± 8.6 | 0.007 |
Yes | 55(17.5) | 27(8.6) | 28(8.9) | |||
DDM (years) | ≤ 10 | 248(79.0) | 83(26.4) | 165(52.5) | 7.21 ± 7.4 | 0.83 |
> 10 | 66(21.0) | 23(7.3) | 43(13.7) | |||
Regular exercise | Yes | 100(31.8) | 28(8.9) | 72(22.9) | 1.5 ± 0.5 | 0.14 |
No | 214(68.2) | 78(24.8) | 136(43.3) | |||
MetS | Yes | 220(70.1) | 87(27.7) | 133(42.4) | 26.4 ± 10.1 | 0.001 |
No | 94(29.9) | 19(6) | 75(23.9) | |||
BMI (Kg/m2) | < 18.4 | 11(3.5) | 3(2.8) | 8(3.8) | 25.6 ± 4.3 | 0.0001 |
18.5–24.9 | 130(41.4) | 20(6.4) | 110(52.9) | |||
25–29.9 | 114(36.3) | 52(16.6) | 62(29.8) | |||
≥ 30 | 59(18.8) | 31(9.9) | 28(13.5) | |||
High blood pressure | Yes | 80(25.5) | 44(14.0) | 36(11.5) | 101.4 ± 11.8 | < 0.0001 |
No | 234(74.5) | 62(19.7) | 172(54.8) | |||