Lack of Associations between Elevated Serum Uric Acid and Components of Metabolic Syndrome Such as Hypertension, Dyslipidemia, and T2DM in Overweight and Obese Chinese Adults
Table 4
Summary of univariate correlation and multivariate logistic regression results and factor analysis of attributes.
Attribute
Univariate correlation analysis
Multivariate logistic regression
Factor analysis
Final interpretation of associations
Whole population
Stratification by BMI
Stratification by sex
Age
Negative
Negative
Negative
Negative
PA2
Negative
BMI
Positive
—
Positive
Positive
PA2
Positive
Muscle mass
Positive
Positive
Positive
PA2
Positive
SBP
—
—
—
Individual
—
ALT
Positive
Positive
Positive
Positive
PA2
Positive
Creatinine
Positive
Positive
Positive
Positive
PA2
Positive
Cholesterol
—
—
—
PA1
—
HDL-C
—
—
—
Individual
—
LDL-C
—
—
—
—
Individual
—
Triglyceride
—
—
—
—
PA1
—
FBG
—
—
—
—
PA1
—
HbA1c
—
—
—
—
PA1
—
HOMA-IR
Positive
—
—
—
PA1
—
UMA
—
—
—
—
Individual
—
Note: abbreviations and units of attributes: see Table 1 legend. PA: principal axis factor analysis. Negative and positive associations are associations with .