Serum Uric Acid Is Associated with Metabolic Syndrome and Insulin Resistance among Health Personnel from Peru

Table 2

Association between SUA tertiles and MetS components and insulin resistance.

Metabolic syndrome components	Men			Women
	T1	T2, PR (95% CI)^a	T3, PR (95% CI)^a	T1	T2, PR (95% CI)^a	T3, PR (95% CI)^a
Central obesity	1	1.34 (0.64–2.82)	1.13 (0.52–2.43)	1	1.11 (0.64–2.82)	1.23 (0.79–1.94)
High blood pressure	1	0.94 (0.27–3.24)	1.00 (0.33–3.05)	1	0.67 (0.17–2.63)	1.53 (0.50–4.71)
Hypertriglyceridemia	1	2.27 (1.22–4.25)	1.94 (1.01–3.73)	1	1.32 (0.78–2.12)	2.02 (1.13–3.20)
Hyperglycemia	1	1.18 (0.66–2.10)	1.29 (0.73–2.25)	1	1.02 (0.68–1.54)	1.02 (0.67–1.53)
Low HDL-C	1	0.36 (0.09–1.46)	0.45 (0.13–1.60)	1	1.18 (0.69–2.01)	1.27 (0.75–2.14)
Elevated TG/HDL-C	1	1.82 (1.09–3.04)	1.67 (0.88–3.94)	1	1.24 (0.70–2.22)	1.44 (0.83–2.50)
Elevated TyG index	1	1.88 (1.08–3.30)	1.39 (0.75–3.30)	1	1.30 (0.85–1.99)	1.90 (1.30–2.76)

PR: prevalence ratio; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval; TG/HDL-C: triglyceride-to-HDL cholesterol ratio; TyG: triglyceride-glucose index. ^aAdjusted for HbA1c, LDL-C, and alcohol consumption;  < 0.05;  < 0.01.