Research Article

Serum Uric Acid and Triglycerides in Chinese Patients with Newly Diagnosed Moyamoya Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of the participants.

SUA (10 μmol/L, Min - Max)Q1 (6.20-22.37)Q2 (22.50-27.90)Q3 (28.00-33.40)Q4 (33.50-53.50)P-value

Number55525655
Age
(years, mean ± sd)
46.2 ± 12.547.4 ± 12.446.2 ± 13.249.4 ± 12.60.528
BMI (kg/m2, mean ± sd)26.33 ± 4.0725.67 ± 2.9324.50 ± 4.0525.68 ± 3.700.150
TGs (mmol/L, median, Q1 - Q3)0.760 (0.600 - 1.050)1.130 (0.788 - 1.353)1.180 (0.910 - 1.658)1.555 (1.302 - 2.230)<0.001
TC (mmol/L, mean ± sd)3.899 ± 0.9164.030 ± 0.9564.177 ± 0.7984.363 ± 0.9580.098
HDL-C (mmol/L, mean ± sd)1.276 ± 0.2701.198 ± 0.2671.133 ± 0.2181.090 ± 0.1960.002
LDL-C (mmol/L, mean± sd)2.153 ± 0.6572.404 ± 0.7862.415 ± 0.6412.485 ± 0.7220.135
VLDL-C (mmol/L, median, Q1 - Q3)0.470 (0.225 - 0.590)0.520 (0.375 - 0.685)0.615 (0.408 - 0.845)0.715 (0.458 - 0.955)<0.001
SUA (10 μmol/L, mean ± sd)17.882 ± 3.88825.261 ± 1.53330.301 ± 1.64139.573 ± 5.247<0.001
Sex, n (%)0.181
 Female27 (49.1%)27 (51.9%)23 (41.1%)34 (61.8%)
 Male28 (50.9%)25 (48.1%)33 (58.9%)21 (38.2%)
Smoking status, n (%)0.387
 NO35 (66.0%)38 (73.1%)43 (76.8%)44 (80.0%)
 YES18 (34.0%)14 (26.9%)13 (23.2%)11 (20.0%)
Alcohol consumption, n (%)0.517
 NO39 (73.6%)39 (75.0%)39 (69.6%)45 (81.8%)
 YES14 (26.4%)13 (25.0%)17 (30.4%)10 (18.2%)
Diabetes, n (%)0.332
 NO52 (94.5%)50 (96.2%)49 (87.5%)51 (92.7%)
 YES3 (5.5%)2 (3.8%)7 (12.5%)4 (7.3%)
Hypertension, n (%)0.501
 NO41 (74.5%)33 (63.5%)40 (71.4%)35 (63.6%)
 YES14 (25.5%)19 (36.5%)16 (28.6%)20 (36.4%)

Abbreviations. BMI: body mass index; TGs: triglycerides; TC: total cholesterol; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; VLDL-C: very low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; SUA: serum uric acid.