Association between Hyperuricemia and Metabolic Syndrome: An Epidemiological Study of a Labor Force Population in Taiwan

Table 3

Regression analysis of risk factors of metabolic syndrome.

Item		Wald	OR (95% CI)	value
Model I
Gender^a	0.59	127.37	1.80 (1.63–2.00)	<0.001
Age 2^b	0.80	117.39	2.23 (1.93–2.58)	<0.001
Age 3^b	1.21	246.29	3.38 (2.90–3.39)	<0.001
Age 4^b	1.49	342.42	4.46 (3.81–5.23)	<0.001
Hyperuricemia^c	1.12	616.32	3.08 (2.82–3.37)	<0.001
Model II
Gender	0.46	70.50	1.59 (1.42–1.77)	<0.001
Age 2	0.80	118.71	2.24 (1.94–2.59)	<0.001
Age 3	1.22	249.78	3.41 (2.92–3.97)	<0.001
Age 4	1.52	354.88	4.59 (3.92–5.38)	<0.001
Tertile 2^d	0.98	383.48	2.67 (2.42–2.95)	<0.001
Tertile 3^d	1.60	305.04	4.98 (4.16–5.97)	<0.001
Model III
Gender	0.50	90.08	1.65 (1.49–1.83)	<0.001
Age 2	0.81	119.36	2.25 (1.94–2.60)	<0.001
Age 3	1.22	247.95	3.40 (2.92–3.96)	<0.001
Age 4	1.50	344.13	4.48 (3.82–5.25)	<0.001
Quartile 3^e	0.53	78.90	1.70 (1.51–1.91)	<0.001
Quartile 4^e	1.38	625.44	4.00 (3.59–4.46)	<0.001

Note. Analyzed by stepwise regression analysis. Considered variables include age, gender, and SUA.
Note. Dependent variable: MetS, 1, with MetS; 0, without MetS.
^aGender: female = 0, ^bage: 21–30 = 0.
^cAbnormal (male > 7; female > 6 mg/dL) = 1; normal = 0.
^dSubgroups of SUA Tertile 1: SUA < 7 mg/dL, Tertile 2: 7 mg/dL ≦ SUA < 9 mg/dL and Tertile 3: SUA ≧ 9 mg/dL.
^esubgroups of SUA Quartile 1: male SUA < 5 mg/dL and female SUA < 4 mg/dL.
Quartile 2: male 5 mg/dL ≦ SUA < 6 mg/dL and female 4 mg/dL ≦ SUA < 5 mg/dL.
Quartile 3: male 6 mg/dL ≦ SUA < 7 mg/dL and female 5 mg/dL ≦ SUA < 6 mg/dL.
Quartile 4: male SUA ≧ 7 mg/dL and female SUA ≧ 6 mg/dL.