Clinical Study

Gender- and Age-Specific Differences in the Association of Hyperuricemia and Hypertension: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 3

Comparisons of medians (IQR) of clinical parameters based on different genders.

ParametersMaleFemale
NormotensionHypertension valueNormotensionHypertension value

Age (years)44.0 (17.0)51.0 (15.0)<0.00144.00 (18.0)58.0 (15.0)<0.001
BMI (kg/m2)25.3 (3.9)26.8 (4.0)<0.00123.1 (4.2)26.0 (4.7)<0.001
UA (μmol/L)354.0 (93.0)365.0 (99.0)<0.001253.0 (72.0)282.0 (85.0)<0.001
ALT (U/L)22.0 (14.0)24.0 (17.0)<0.00115.0 (8.0)18.0 (11.0)<0.001
TBIL (μmol/L)12.8 (6.7)12.8 (6.6)0.74210.4 (6.5)10.4 (5.1)0.107
BUN (mmol/L)4.8 (1.6)5.0 (1.7)<0.0014.2 (1.5)4.7 (1.6)<0.001
Cr (μmol/L)79.0 (14.0)79.0 (15.0)0.16259.0 (12.0)60.0 (13.0)<0.001
TC (mmol/L)5.0 (1.2)5.22 (1.2)<0.0015.0 (1.3)5.59 (1.3)<0.001
TG (mmol/L)1.4 (1.0)1.64 (1.2)<0.0010.97 (0.7)1.44 (1.0)<0.001
FG (mmol/L)5.0 (0.7)5.3 (0.9)<0.0014.8 (0.8)5.2 (0.9)<0.001

IQR: interquartile range; BMI: body mass index; UA: uric acid; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; TBIL: total bilirubin; BUN: blood urea nitrogen; Cr: creatinine; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglycerides; FG: fasting glucose.