Research Article

Association of Uric Acid in Serum and Urine with Arterial Stiffness: Hanzhong Adolescent Hypertension Study

Table 3

Association between various characteristics and the risk of high baPWV or increased CIMT.

CharacteristicsHigh baPWV (≥1400 cm/s)Increased CIMT (≥0.9 mm)
Odds ratios (CI) valueOdds ratios (CI) value

Gender (male)0.458 (0.334-0.629)<0.0010.405 (0.240-0.684)0.001
Age (years)1.063 (1.025-1.103)0.0011.137 (1.078-1.198)<0.001
BMI (kg/m2)0.938 (0.898-0.979)0.0041.074 (1.004-1.150)0.038
SBP (mmHg)1.097 (1.085-1.108)<0.0011.005 (0.992-1.017)0.470
Fasting glucose (mmol/L)1.018 (0.922-1.125)0.7211.131 (1.000-1.280)0.050
Heart rate (beats/min)0.997 (0.922-1.125)0.7460.997 (0.976-1.018)0.746
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)1.202 (1.028-1.405)0.0211.135 (0.883-1.458)0.322
Triglycerides (mmol/L)1.007 (0.918-1.105)0.8770.897 (0.742-1.084)0.260
SUA (μmol/L)1.001 (0.999-1.003)0.1650.999 (0.996-1.002)0.680
FEUA0.997 (0.987-1.008)0.6241.001 (0.990-1.013)0.820
uUA/Cre1.032 (1.019-1.045)<0.0011.546 (0.680-3.515)0.299

Logistic regression analyses were used to test the risk of high baPWV and increased CIMT, after adjustment for age, gender, SBP, fasting glucose, BMI, heart rate, total cholesterol, and triglycerides. CI: confidence interval; BaPWV: brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity; CIMT: carotid intima-media thickness; BMI; body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; SUA: serum uric acid; FEUA: fraction excretion of uric acid; uUA/Cre: urinary uric acid/creatinine ratio.