Research Article

Association between Eating Away from Home and Hyperuricemia: A Population-Based Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study in China

Table 1

Characters of total population and hyperuricemia population and nonhyperuricemia population.

CharactersTotalHyperuricemiaNonhyperuricemia value
83221280 (15.4)7042 (84.6)

Age, N (%)<0.01
 Youth2298 (27.6)286 (22.3)2012 (28.6)
 Middle age4682 (56.3)719 (56.2)3963 (56.3)
 Old age1342 (16.1)275 (21.5)1067 (15.2)
Gender, N (%)<0.01
 Female4444 (53.4)489 (38.2)3955 (56.2)
 Male3878 (46.6)791 (61.8)3087 (43.8)
Province, N (%)<0.01
 Guangxi1023 (12.3)221 (17.3)802 (11.4)
 Guizhou757 (9.1)161 (12.6)596 (8.5)
 Henan943 (11.3)78 (6.1)865 (12.3)
 Heilongjiang859 (10.3)141 (11.0)718 (10.2)
 Hubei897 (10.8)135 (10.5)762 (10.8)
 Hunan1054 (12.7)153 (11.9)901 (12.8)
 Jiangsu1074 (12.9)177 (13.8)897 (12.7)
 Liaoning785 (9.4)135 (10.5)650 (9.2)
 Shandong931 (11.2)80 (6.2)851 (12.1)
Net individual income, yuan/year<0.05
 <80002190 (26.3)262 (20.5)1928 (27.4)
 8000–150001797 (21.6)287 (22.4)1510 (21.4)
 15000–200002871 (34.5)447 (34.9)2424 (34.4)
 ≥200001464 (17.6)284 (22.2)1180 (16.8)
Smoking, N (%)<0.01
 Nonsmoking5761 (69.2)786 (61.4)4975 (70.6)
 Smoking2561 (30.8)494 (38.6)2067 (29.4)
Alcohol drinking, N (%)<0.01
 Yes2701 (32.5)560 (43.8)2141 (30.4)
 No5621 (67.5)720 (56.3)4901 (69.6)
Away-from-home eating, N (%)<0.01
 Nonconsumers5209 (62.6)757 (59.1)4452 (63.2)
 Occasional consumers (>0 and <1 meal/d)1622 (19.5)273 (21.3)1349 (19.2)
 Frequent consumers (≥1 meal/d)1491 (17.9)250 (19.5)1241 (17.6)
Body mass index (BMI), kg/m2 (IQR)23.2 (21.0–25.5)24.6 (22.3–27.1)22.9 (20.8–25.1)<0.05
Leisure-time physical activities, MET-h/day (IQR)8.92 (4.96–14.12)8.32 (4.60–13.41)9.03 (5.03–14.19)<0.05
Sleeping time, h/d (IQR)8.0 (7.00–8.00)8.0 (7.00–8.00)8.0 (7.00–8.00)0.17

MET: metabolic equivalent; IQR: interquartile range.