Association between Serum Uric Acid Level and Metabolic Syndrome and Its Sex Difference in a Chinese Community Elderly Population
Table 7
ORs and 95% CI of MetS and individual components for participants aged more than 65 years.
SUA level (continuous)
Hyperuricemia (dichotomous)
SUA level (quartiles for those under normal range)
OR (95% CI)
value
OR (95% CI)
value
Q1
Q2 OR (95% CI)
Q3 OR (95% CI)
Q4 OR (95% CI)
valuea
Male ( = 716)
MetS
1.25 (1.10–1.42)
0.001
1.96 (1.26–3.06)
0.003
1.00
1.35 (0.80–2.29)
1.73 (1.01–2.96)
2.06 (1.22–3.47)
0.043
Number of MetS components
1.25 (1.13–1.39)
<0.001
2.01 (1.41–2.88)
<0.001
1.00
0.83 (0.53–1.22)
1.49 (0.96–2.28)
1.49 (1.00–2.00)
<0.001
Individual component
Central obesity
1.22 (1.08–1.37)
0.001
2.18 (1.40–3.38)
0.001
1.00
1.28 (0.80–2.05)
1.57 (0.58–2.52)
1.63 (1.01–2.64)
0.054
Hypertriglyceridemia
1.28 (1.11–1.46)
0.001
1.96 (1.23–3.13)
0.005
1.00
1.11 (0.60–2.06)
1.66 (0.91–3.05)
1.84 (1.02–3.33)
0.046
Low HDL-C
1.19 (1.01–1.40)
0.040
1.30 (0.72–2.35)
0.377
1.00
0.75 (0.36–1.58)
1.21 (0.61–2.40)
1.40 (0.70–2.77)
0.047
Elevated blood pressure
1.05 (0.90–1.24)
0.532
1.10 (0.60–2.00)
0.767
1.00
0.80 (0.42–1.52)
0.97 (0.49–1.89)
1.10 (0.64–1.96)
0.880
Hyperglycemia
1.11 (0.99–1.25)
0.086
1.37 (0.90–2.08)
0.138
1.00
1.60 (0.97–2.67)
1.90 (1.13–3.18)
1.14 (0.68–1.92)
0.086
Female ( = 995)
MetS
1.40 (1.23–1.59)
<0.001
2.55 (1.63–3.99)
<0.001
1.00
0.67 (0.43–1.04)
1.12 (0.71–1.76)
1.34 (0.85–2.11)
0.024
Number of MetS components
1.35 (1.23–1.45)
<0.001
2.07 (2.05–2.82)
<0.001
1.00
1.83 (1.29–2.59)
2.10 (1.48–3.00)
2.47 (1.73–3.54)
<0.001
Individual components
Central obesity
1.25 (1.09–1.44)
0.001
1.82 (1.13–2.94)
0.014
1.00
0.80 (0.51–1.27)
1.10 (0.68–1.78)
1.57 (0.95–2.62)
0.045
Hypertriglyceridemia
1.27 (1.13–1.42)
<0.001
2.37 (1.63–3.46)
<0.001
1.00
0.59 (0.38–0.92)
1.12 (0.75–1.78)
1.15 (0.73–1.72)
0.015
Low HDL-C
1.29 (1.15–1.45)
<0.001
1.84 (1.26–2.68)
0.002
1.00
0.87 (0.54–1.39)
1.53 (0.96–2.43)
1.78 (1.14–2.84)
0.005
Elevated blood pressure
1.17 (1.00–1.34)
0.046
1.08 (0.71–1.62)
0.730
1.00
0.60 (0.34–1.06)
1.00 (0.55–1.83)
1.42 (0.73–2.78)
0.051
Hyperglycemia
1.23 (1.10–1.38)
<0.001
1.92 (1.33–2.78)
0.001
1.00
1.46 (1.02–1.84)
1.74 (0.78–1.86)
2.12 (1.50–2.74)
0.018
Adjusted for age, education, marital status, BMI, current smoking, current drinking, physical activity ≥ 0.5 h/day, family history of CVD, medications for hypertension, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia.
a for trend.
