Association between Serum Uric Acid Level and Metabolic Syndrome and Its Sex Difference in a Chinese Community Elderly Population
Table 6
ORs and 95% CI of MetS and individual components excluding participants with kidney diseases.
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
Male ( = 765)
MetS
1.21 (1.07–1.35)
0.002
1.64 (1.09–2.47)
0.018
1.00
1.45 (0.90–2.34)
1.67 (1.05–2.75)
2.30 (1.42–3.71)
0.008
Number of MetS components
1.23 (1.12–1.37)
<0.001
1.79 (1.28–2.50)
<0.001
1.00
0.87 (0.59–1.15)
1.47 (1.00–2.16)
1.60 (1.08–2.36)
0.033
Individual component
Central obesity
1.23 (1.11–1.38)
<0.001
2.27 (1.50–3.43)
<0.001
1.00
0.79 (0.51–1.21)
1.29 (0.83–2.00)
1.33 (0.86–2.06)
0.048
Hypertriglyceridemia
1.26 (1.11–1.43)
<0.001
1.68 (1.09–2.59)
0.018
1.00
1.01 (0.58–1.76)
1.65 (0.87–2.82)
2.03 (1.20–3.43)
0.014
Low HDL-C
1.20 (1.03–1.39)
0.020
1.17 (0.68–2.01)
0.564
1.00
1.18 (0.59–2.34)
1.67 (0.86–3.22)
2.23 (1.17–4.24)
0.042
Elevated blood pressure
1.00 (0.87–1.16)
0.996
1.01 (0.59–1.73)
0.970
1.00
0.87 (0.49–1.55)
0.93 (0.58–1.49)
1.05 (0.78–1.92)
0.823
Hyperglycemia
1.10 (0.98–1.23)
0.104
1.22 (0.82–1.81)
0.324
1.00
0.97 (0.58–1.52)
1.45 (0.92–2.35)
1.53 (0.96–2.45)
0.084
Female ( = 1232)
MetS
1.50 (1.32–1.69)
<0.001
2.68 (1.78–4.03)
<0.001
1.00
1.84 (1.24–2.72)
2.12 (1.41–3.19)
2.49 (1.65–3.76)
<0.001
Number of MetS components
1.39 (1.28–1.51)
<0.001
2.09 (1.58–279)
<0.001
1.00
2.01 (1.15–2.75)
2.37 (1.78–3.25)
2.89 (2.10–3.97)
<0.001
Individual components
Central obesity
1.32 (1.16–1.50)
<0.001
1.83 (1.19–2.12)
0.006
1.00
1.47 (0.99–2.19)
1.65 (1.10–2.47)
2.65 (158–3.80)
0.001
Hypertriglyceridemia
1.35 (1.21–1.50)
<0.001
2.25 (1.60–3.17)
<0.001
1.00
1.81 (1.20–2.71)
2.38 (1.58–3.58)
2.47 (1.64–3.73)
<0.001
Low HDL-C
1.32 (1.18–1.46)
<0.001
1.88 (1.34–2.64)
<0.001
1.00
1.41 (0.93–2.15)
1.94 (1.27–2.94)
2.31 (1.52–3.50)
<0.001
Elevated blood pressure
1.18 (1.03–1.36)
0.009
1.08 (0.72–1.61)
0.132
1.00
1.62 (0.99–2.66)
1.72 (1.05–2.82)
2.25 (1.32–3.84)
0.018
Hyperglycemia
1.22 (1.10–1.36)
<0.001
1.83 (1.30–2.57)
<0.001
1.00
1.54 (1.03–2.31)
1.59 (1.07–2.38)
1.97 (1.321–2.92)
0.009
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.
