Research Article
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) |
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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. |