Research Article

Is There a Nonlinear Relationship between Serum Uric Acid and Lipids in a Hypertensive Population with eGFR ≥30 ml/min/1.73 m2? Findings from the China Hypertension Registry Study

Table 2

Association between SUA and lipids.

VariablesCrude modelModel 1Model 2
βa (95% CI) valueβa (95% CI) valueβa (95% CI) value

TG (mmol/L)
SUA (per 1 mg/dL change)0.11 (0.10, 0.12)<0.0010.16 (0.15, 0.18)<0.0010.15 (0.14, 0.16)<0.001
Tertiles
 T1 (<5.57)ReferenceReferenceReference
 T2 (5.57–8.39)0.18 (0.13, 0.23)<0.0010.31 (0.26, 0.36)<0.0010.26 (0.21, 0.31)<0.001
 T3 (≥8.39)0.42 (0.37, 0.47)<0.0010.63 (0.58, 0.68)<0.0010.54 (0.48, 0.60)<0.001
for trend<0.001<0.001<0.001

LDL-C (mmol/L)
SUA (per 1 mg/dL change)0.03 (0.02, 0.04)<0.0010.06 (0.06, 0.07)<0.0010.06 (0.05, 0.07)<0.001
Tertiles
 T1 (<5.57)ReferenceReferenceReference
 T2 (5.57–8.39)0.06 (0.03, 0.10)<0.0010.15 (0.12, 0.18)<0.0010.13 (0.10, 0.16)<0.001
 T3 (≥8.39)0.10 (0.07, 0.14)<0.0010.25 (0.21, 0.28)<0.0010.22 (0.18, 0.25)<0.001
for trend<0.001<0.001<0.001

HDL-C (mmol/L)
SUA (per 1 mg/dL change)−0.02 (−0.03, −0.02)<0.001−0.02 (−0.02, −0.01)<0.001−0.01 (−0.01, 0.01)0.083
Tertiles
 T1 (<5.57)ReferenceReferenceReference
 T2 (5.57–8.39)−0.05 (−0.07, −0.04)<0.001−0.05 (−0.06, −0.03)<0.001−0.02 (−0.04, −0.01)0.021
 T3 (≥8.39)−0.09 (−0.11, −0.07)<0.001−0.07 (−0.09, −0.05)<0.001−0.02 (−0.04, 0.01)0.107
for trend<0.001<0.0010.104

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; SUA, serum uric acid; TG, triglyceride; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Crude model: unadjusted; model 1: adjusted for age, sex; model 2: adjusted for age, sex, smoking, alcohol use, stroke, diabetes, antihypertensive drugs, lipid-lowering drugs, glucose-lowering drugs, BMI, SBP, DBP, Hcy, FBG and eGFR. aIndicated effect sizes (β) were combined by Rubin’s rule.