Reference Ranges for Serum Uric Acid among Healthy Assamese People

Table 5

The results of the selected characteristics of the target population.

Criteria	Mean ± SD	Median	Range	Central 95 percentile	𝑃 value
Age (yrs)
Total (𝑛=1470)	53.6±11.3	53	35–86	31–76.2	𝑃<0.0001
Male (𝑛=754)	55.3±11.8	56	35–86	31.7–78.9
Female (𝑛=716)	51.7±10.5	51	35–83	30.7–72.7
Weight (kg)
Total (𝑛=1470)	62.6±10.5	62	30–105	41.6–83.6	𝑃<0.0001
Male (𝑛=754)	64.3±10.0	64.7	30–105	44.3–84.3
Female (𝑛=716)	60.7±10.7	60	30–95	39.3–82.1
Height (cm)
Total (𝑛=1470)	160±9.4	160	100–188.5	141.2–178.8	𝑃<0.0001
Male (𝑛=754)	164.4±8.5	165	103–188.5	147.4–181.4
Female (𝑛=716)	155.4±7.9	155	100–181	139.6–171.2
Uric acid (mg/dL)
Total (𝑛=1470)	5.5±1.4	5.5	0.8–19	2.6–8.2	𝑃<0.0001
Male (𝑛=754)	6.1±1.3	6.2	2.5–19	3.5–8.7
Female (𝑛=716)	4.7±1.1	4.7	0.8–8.9	2.5–6.9
Diet	𝑛 (%)
Nonveg	1450 (98.6%)
Veg	20 (1.4%)
Residential areas	𝑛 (%)
Urban	1115 (75.9%)
Rural	355 (24.1%)