Table 1 Demographic, anthropometric, and plasma biochemical characteristics of subjects in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China
Characteristics | Male | Female | Hyperuricemia | Non-hyperuricemia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(N = 614) | (N = 802) | (N = 528) | (N = 888) | |
Clinic variables | ||||
 Age (years) | 50.31 ± 16.84 | 52.21 ± 13.94 # | 54.98 ± 13.56 | 49.37 ± 15.81 ** |
 Height | 165.19 ± 7.02 | 156.38 ± 6.72 ##: | 160.85 ± 8.57 | 159.81 ± 7.82 * |
 Weight | 69.55 ± 12.25 | 62.97 ± 11.39## | 69.19 ± 12.76 | 63.77 ± 11.41 ** |
 BMI | 25.45 ± 4.01 | 25.73 ± 4.29 | 26.69 ± 4.22 | 24.95 ± 4.00 ** |
 WC | 85.64 ± 10.17 | 85.57 ± 11.90 | 89.28 ± 9.53 | 83.36 ± 11.53 ** |
 HC | 94.56 ± 8.34 | 94.45 ± 0.08 | 96.17 ± 8.22 | 93.48 ± 8.11** |
 WHR | 0.91 ± 0.84 | 0.91 ± 0.10 | 0.93 ± 0.07 | 0.89 ± 0.11 ** |
 SBP | 134.75 ± 24.19 | 134.87 ± 25.51 | 140.06 ± 24.36 | 131.86 ± 24.78 ** |
 DBP | 82.44 ± 15.79 | 81.38 ± 14.51 | 86.05 ± 14.51 | 79.48 ± 14.84 ** |
 HR | 81.4 ± 14.22 | 79.39 ± 13.93 # | 79.43 ± 13.86 | 80.74 ± 14.20 |
Biochemical variables | ||||
 TC | 5.03 ± 1.30 | 5.30 ± 1.21 ##: | 5.58 ± 1.19 | 4.95 ± 1.23 ** |
 LDL -c | 2.83 ± 0.92 | 2.89 ± 0.87 | 3.13 ± 0.90 | 2.71 ± 0.85 ** |
 HDL-c | 1.29 ± 0.37 | 1.48 ± 0.38##: | 1.38 ± 0.39 | 1.41 ± 0.38 |
 TG | 1.47 ± 1.09 | 1.44 ± 1.17 | 1.76 ± 1.27 | 1.28 ± 1.01 ** |
 UA | 408.5 ± 105.4 | 333.27 ± 84.73##: | 462.17 ± 79.88 | 308.50 ± 61.28 ** |
 Creatinine | 84.18 ± 15.77 | 71.97 ± 12.71 ##: | 83.68 ± 16.47 | 73.43 ± 13.25 ** |
 Glucose | 5.13 ± 1.62 | 5.34 ± 1.37 # | 5.38 ± 1.49 | 5.18 ± 1.48 * |
Lifestyle variables | ||||
 Drinking buttered tea | 44% | 57.8% ##: | 64% | 44.4% ** |
 Tea with salt | 47.20% | 61.7% ##: | 65.10% | 49.6% ** |
 Current smoking | 31.10% | 2.8%##: | 22% | 10.8% ** |
 Currrent drinking | 20% | 7.4% ##: | 20.40% | 8.2% ** |
 Eating meat | 76.80% | 84% ##: | 91.50% | 74.4% ** |
 Physical activity | 0.067 |  | <0.001 |  |
 Level 1 | 11.20% | 13.60% | 15.40% | 10.90% |
 Level 2 | 17.80% | 17% | 21.90% | 15.00% |
 Level 3 | 11% | 15.00% | 17.50% | 10.90% |
 Level 4 | 59.80% | 54.10% | 45.20% | 63.10% |
Else variables | ||||
 HTN | 49.20% | 48.60% | 63.50% | 40.4% ** |
 DM | 5.40% | 6.20% | 7.10% | 5.10% |
 CKD | 3.30% | 2.50% | 5.50% | 0.8%* |
 Allopurinol | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
 Benzbromarone | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Hydrochlorothiazide | 0.81% | 0.99% | 0.94% | 0.91% |
Education | 0.138 | 0.001 | ||
 1 | 53.60% | 59.30% | 46.60% | 65.10% |
 2 | 19.10% | 18.30% | 23.70% | 15.80% |
 3 | 13.90% | 11.80% | 19.50% | 8.70% |
 4 | 13.40% | 10.60% | 14.10% | 10.40% |
Ethnicity | 0.572 | <0.001 | ||
 Han | 20.90% | 20.80% | 28.40% | 16.40% |
 Tibetan | 69.50% | 71.10% | 58.80% | 77.10% |
 Yi | 9.70% | 8.10% | 12.80% | 6.50% |
Occupation | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
 Monks | 37.80% | 26.30% | 15.60% | 40.60% |
 Farmers-herdsmen | 25% | 41% | 39.10% | 31.50% |
 Residents | 37.20% | 32.30% | 45.30% | 27.90% |