Higher Levels of High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein Is Positively Associated with the Incidence of Hyperuricemia in Chinese Population: A Report from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study

Table 2

Association between high-sensitivity CRP (mg/L) and hyperuricemia^a.

	Tertiles of high-sensitivity CRP (mg/L)			trend^b
	Tertile 1	Tertile 2	Tertile 3
No. of hyperuricemia	91	166	217
No. of participants	1800	1810	1809
Crude model	Reference	1.90 (1.46, 2.48)^c	2.56 (1.99, 3.31)	<0.0001
Adjusted model 1^d	Reference	1.67 (1.28, 2.19)	2.09 (1.61, 2.72)	<0.0001
Adjusted model 2^e	Reference	1.25 (0.94, 1.68)	1.36 (1.02, 1.82)	0.08

^aCRP: C-reactive protein; BMI: body mass index; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; eGFR: estimate glomerular filtration rate. ^bAnalysis of variance or logistic regression analysis. ^cOdds ratio (95% confidence interval) (all such values). ^dAdjusted for age, sex, BMI. ^eAdditionally adjusted for education level, smoking status, drinking status, level of income, marital status, fasting blood glucose levels, living area, baseline uric acid, hypertension, total cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL cholesterol, and eGFR on model 1.