Association between Serum Uric Acid Level and Metabolic Syndrome and Its Sex Difference in a Chinese Community Elderly Population
Table 5
ORs and 95% CI of MetS and individual components according to SUA level.
SUA level (continuous)
Hyperuricemia (dichotomous)
SUA level (quartiles for those under normal range)
OR (95% CI)
value
OR (95% CI)
value
Q1
Q2 OR (95% CI)
Q3 OR (95% CI)
Q4 OR (95% CI)
valuea
Men
MetS
1.21 (1.08–1.36)
0.001
1.67 (1.11–2.50)
0.014
1.00
0.97 (0.66–1.43)
1.32 (0.76–2.30)
1.52 (1.03–2.23)
0.007
Number of MetS components
1.24 (1.14–1.36)
<0.001
1.81 (1.30–2.51)
<0.001
1.00
0.87 (0.60–1.27)
1.49 (1.02–2.18)
1.66 (1.13–2.45)
<0.001
Individual component
Central obesity
1.25 (1.12–1.39)
<0.001
2.34 (1.55–3.52)
<0.001
1.00
1.01 (0.69–1.48)
1.50 (0.85–2.64)
1.65 (1.12–2.43)
0.027
Hypertriglyceridemia
1.27 (1.12–1.44)
<0.001
1.72 (1.13–2.64)
0.012
1.00
1.53 (1.00–2.33)
1.84 (1.27–2.90)
1.92 (1.02–3.35)
0.017
Low HDL-C
1.20 (1.03–1.39)
0.019
1.17 (0.68–2.01)
0.565
1.00
1.43 (0.91–2.27)
1.57 (0.82–2.98)
1.87 (1.19–2.93)
0.045
Elevated blood pressure
1.01 (0.88–1.07)
0.879
1.01 (0.60–1.72)
0.970
1.00
0.94 (0.60–1.50)
0.98 (0.62–1.57)
1.00 (0.50–2.00)
0.996
Hyperglycemia
1.10 (0.98–1.23)
0.098
1.22 (0.83–178)
0.321
1.00
0.95 (0.65–1.40)
1.12 (0.81–1.74)
0.90 (0.52–1.58)
0.641
Women
MetS
1.50 (1.32–1.69)
<0.001
2.73 (1.81–4.11)
<0.001
1.00
1.59 (1.15–2.19)
1.85 (1.34–2.55)
3.05 (1.86–5.02)
<0.001
Number of MetS components
1.39 (1.28–1.52)
<0.001
2.11 (1.59–2.80)
<0.001
1.00
1.98 (1.45–2.70)
2.29 (1.14–3.63)
2.87 (2.09–3.95)
<0.001
Individual components
Central obesity
1.32 (1.16–1.50)
<0.001
1.83 (1.19–2.82)
0.006
1.00
1.37 (0.95–1.97)
1.96 (1.34–2.87)
2.13 (1.20–3.75)
0.002
Hypertriglyceridemia
1.35 (1.22–1.50)
<0.001
2.28 (1.62–3.20)
<0.001
1.00
1.41 (1.02–1.94)
1.91 (1.39–2.63)
2.43 (1.56–3.80)
<0.001
Low HDL-C
1.32 (1.19–1.47)
<0.001
1.90 (1.36–2.67)
<0.001
1.00
1.33 (0.96–1.85)
1.89 (1.37–2.61)
2.58 (1.65–4.04)
<0.001
Elevated blood pressure
1.15 (1.02–1.31)
0.032
1.07 (0.71–1.61)
0.740
1.00
1.56 (1.05–2.32)
2.05 (1.11–3.78)
2.11 (1.40–3.17)
0.002
Hyperglycemia
1.23 (1.11–1.36)
<0.001
1.85 (1.32–2.59)
<0.001
1.00
1.50 (1.09–2.06)
1.19 (0.87–1.63)
1.78 (1.15–2.78)
0.021
Adjusted for age, education, marital status, BMI, current smoking, current drinking, physical activity ≥ 0.5 h/day, family history of CVD, medications for hypertension, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia.
a for trend.
