Association between Serum Uric Acid Level and Metabolic Syndrome and Its Sex Difference in a Chinese Community Elderly Population

Table 2

Correlation of SUA and clinical characteristics of the study participants.

Characteristics	Men (𝑛 = 848)		Women (𝑛 = 1254)		Total (𝑛 = 2102)
	𝑟	𝑃 value	𝑟	𝑃 value	𝑟	𝑃 value
Age (yrs)	0.101	0.003	0.097	0.001	0.140	<0.001
WC (cm)	0.204	<0.001	0.239	<0.001	0.290	<0.001
BMI (kg/m^2)	0.155	<0.001	0.224	<0.001	0.181	<0.001
SBP (mmHg)	0.021	0.547	0.046	0.105	0.002	0.920
DBP (mmHg)	−0.047	0.174	0.013	0.657	0.017	0.434
TC (mmol/L)	0.101	0.003	0.001	0.973	0.051	0.020
TG (mmol/L)	0.196	<0.001	0.199	<0.001	0.140	<0.001
HDL-C (mmol/L)	−0.152	<0.001	−0.185	<0.001	−0.227	<0.001
LDL-C (mmol/L)	0.097	<0.001	0.008	0.779	0.022	0.316
FBG (mmol/L)	−0.099	0.004	−0.004	0.884	−0.039	0.077
2hPG (mmol/L)	−0.028	0.422	0.112	<0.001	0.045	0.037

Adjusted for medication for hypertension, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia.