Research Article

Two-Year Changes in Hyperuricemia and Risk of Diabetes: A Five-Year Prospective Cohort Study

Table 1

Distribution of potential confounding factors of participants grouped by change of hyperuricemia from 2009 to 2011.

Baseline characteristicChanges of hyperuricemia
No hyperuricemiaRemittent hyperuricemiaIncident hyperuricemiaPersistent hyperuricemia

Male (, %)5998 (50.42)1022 (79.47)683 (78.06)1148 (85.29)
Age (years)42.31 ± 13.5945.01 ± 14.7942.96 ± 15.0746.88 ± 15.30
BMI (kg/m2)23.81 ± 3.3426.06 ± 3.3325.91 ± 3.3126.8 ± 3.05
SBP (mm Hg)114.86 ± 14.80121.44 ± 14.15121.73 ± 15.12123.21 ± 14.31
DBP (mm Hg)75.34 ± 9.0879.51 ± 9.1679.78 ± 9.9280.73 ± 9.32
TC (mmol/L)4.83 ± 0.915.11 ± 0.994.96 ± 0.905.22 ± 0.98
TG (mmol/L)1.27 ± 0.991.99 ± 1.651.77 ± 1.232.28 ± 1.84
HDLC (mmol/L)1.38 ± 0.321.23 ± 0.291.23 ± 0.271.18 ± 0.25
High school or higher education (, %)11732 (98.62)1274 (99.07)864 (98.74)1330 (98.81)
Physical activity (, %)
Low1023 (8.60)73 (5.68)54 (6.17)74 (5.50)
Moderate10513 (88.37)1180 (91.76)802 (91.66)1240 (92.12)
High360 (3.03)33 (2.57)19 (2.17)32 (2.38)
Smoking status (, %)600 (5.04)85 (6.61)62 (7.09)121 (8.99)
Drinking status (, %)1034 (8.69)137 (10.65)85 (9.71)191 (14.19)
Family history of diabetes (%)698 (5.87)58 (4.51)53 (6.06)103 (7.65)

. Data were presented as the mean ± standard deviation or number (%). BMI = body mass index; SBP = systolic blood pressure; DBP = diastolic blood pressure; TC = total cholesterol; TG = triglycerides; HDLC = high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.