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

Table 4

The risks of developing HUA in different genders.

	Males		Females
	Parameter values	OR (95% CI)	Parameter values	OR (95% CI)
TSH functions^†	(uIU/mL)		(uIU/mL)	< 0.001
Perfect function	0.35TSH ≤ 2.5 (reference)	—	0.35TSH ≤ 2.5 (reference)	—
Normal function	2.5TSH ≤ 5.5	1.229 (1.107–1.363)	2.5TSH ≤ 5.5	1.198 (1.011–1.420)
Mild hypothyroidism	5.5TSH ≤ 10.0	1.370 (1.006–1.866)	5.5TSH ≤ 10.0	1.256 (0.858–1.838)
Overt hypothyroidism	TSH > 10.0	1.408 (0.704–2.817)	TSH > 10.0	1.458 (0.685–3.105)
Hyperthyroidism	TSH ≤ 0.35	0.634 (0.319–1.259)	TSH ≤ 0.35	0.770 (0.308–1.920)
TSH quartiles^†	(uIU/mL)		(uIU/mL)
Quartile 1	TSH ≤ 1.32 (reference)		TSH ≤ 1.48 (reference)
Quartile 2	1.32TSH ≤ 1.82	1.076 (0.948–1.222)	1.48TSH ≤ 2.10	0.887 (0.702–1.121)
Quartile 3	1.82TSH ≤ 2.53	1.108 (0.976–1.259)	2.10TSH ≤ 3.01	0.976 (0.777–1.225)
Quartile 4	TSH > 2.53	1.322 (1.166–1.500)	TSH > 3.01	1.119 (0.899–1.392)
Age subgroups†	(Years)		(Years)
Age subgroup 1	15 < age ≤ 25 (reference)	—	15 < age ≤ 25 (reference)	—
Age subgroup 2	25 age ≤ 35	0.671 (0.491–0.916)	25age ≤ 35	0.879 (0.556–1.392)
Age subgroup 3	35 age ≤ 45	0.582 (0.427–0.794)	35age ≤ 45	0.538 (0.333–0.868)
Age subgroup 4	45 age ≤ 55	0.439 (0.322–0.599)	45age ≤ 55	0.836 (0.529–1.324)
Age subgroup 5	55 age ≤ 65	0.331 (0.239–0.457)	55age ≤ 65	1.447 (0.911–2.299)
Age subgroup 6	65 < age ≤ 75	0.253 (0.176–0.362)	65age ≤ 75	2.310 (1.420–3.758)
Age subgroup 7	75 < age ≤ 97	0.347 (0.242–0.498)	75 < age ≤ 97	2.432 (1.467–4.031)

CI, confidence interval; TSH, thyroid stimulation hormone. ^†Logistic regression model included age, TSH as covariates.