Asymptomatic Hyperuricemia Is Associated with Achilles Tendon Rupture through Disrupting the Normal Functions of Tendon Stem/Progenitor Cells

Table 1

Demographic and clinical features in subjects with and without ATR¹.

Characteristics	ATR group ()	Non-ATR group ()	value
Gender (male/female)^2	595/53	11490/1069	—
Age (years)			<0.0001
Range (years)	18-84	18-60	—
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)			0.836
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)			0.367
SUA (μmol/L)			<0.0001
Prevalence of hyperuricemia	35.96%	18.03%	—
Creatinine (mmol/L)			<0.0001
Urea nitrogen (mmol/L)			<0.0001
Blood sugar (mmol/L)			0.0007
Triglyceride (mmol/L)			0.95
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)			0.561

¹Values are the . SUA: serum uric acid. values between two groups are calculated by Mann–Whitney test for comparisons of continuous variables. Results were the average measurements of two independent blood tests taken 7 days apart. ²The number of corresponding participants.