Research Article
Change in Serum Uric Acid is a Useful Predictor of All-Cause Mortality among Community-Dwelling Persons
Table 1
Baseline characteristics according to %dSUA quintiles.
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%dSUA, percentage change in serum uric acid; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein. †Smoking status was defined as the number of cigarette packs per day multiplied by the number of years smoked (pack-year), and the participants were classified as nonsmokers, ex-smokers, light smokers (<20 pack-years), or heavy smokers (≥20 pack-years). ‡Alcohol consumption was measured using the Japanese liquor unit, in which a unit corresponds to 22.9 g of ethanol, and the participants were classified as nondrinkers, occasional drinkers (<1 unit/day), daily light drinkers (1-2 units/day), or daily heavy drinkers (2-3 units/day). Data presented are means ± standard deviation. Data for triglycerides and blood glucose were skewed, are presented as median (interquartile range) values, and were log-transformed for analysis. values: ANOVA for continuous variables or the χ2-test for categorical variables. Bolded numbers indicate significance (). |