From: Higher dietary acid load is associated with hyperuricemia in Chinese adults: a case-control study
Variates | Case group (n = 143) | Control group (n = 147) | p-value | ||
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Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
Age (year) | 43.29 | 12.93 | 42.91 | 10.44 | 0.782 |
Male (N, %) | 77 | 53.85 | 82 | 55.78 | 0.741 |
Weight (kg) | 66.06 | 11.97 | 64.06 | 11.70 | 0.151 |
Height (cm) | 162.40 | 8.65 | 163.11 | 8.14 | 0.472 |
BMI | 25.01 | 3.81 | 24.25 | 3.44 | 0.076 |
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 122.60 | 16.07 | 119.19 | 16.13 | 0.072 |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 75.98 | 11.04 | 74.55 | 11.30 | 0.276 |
Heart rate (beats/minutes) | 76.79 | 11.07 | 77.15 | 11.20 | 0.782 |
Serum uric acid (μmol/L) | 467.78 | 84.21 | 328.24 | 58.13 | < 0.001 |
Smoking (N, %) | 0.196 | ||||
Current | 41 | 28.67 | 29 | 19.73 | |
Ever | 8 | 5.59 | 8 | 5.44 | |
Never | 94 | 65.73 | 110 | 74.83 | |
Drinking (N, %) | 0.834 | ||||
Current | 42 | 29.37 | 43 | 29.25 | |
Ever | 18 | 12.59 | 22 | 14.97 | |
Never | 83 | 58.04 | 82 | 55.78 | |
Chronic diseases (N, %) | 0.081 | ||||
No | 93 | 65.03 | 101 | 68.71 | |
1 ~ 2 | 48 | 33.57 | 38 | 25.85 | |
3~ | 2 | 1.40 | 8 | 5.44 |