Skip to main content

Table 5 Incidence of hypertension by serum uric acid quartile in normal-eGFR subjects

From: Associations between serum uric acid and the incidence of hypertension: a Chinese senior dynamic cohort study

Model

N (%)

Hazard ratio

95 % CI

P-value

Model A: unadjusted

 Quartile 1

844 (24.5 %)

0.000

 Quartile 2

872 (25.4 %)

1.738

1.321–2.287

0.000

 Quartile 3

855 (24.9 %)

2.166

1.666–2.815

0.000

 Quartile 4

867 (25.2 %)

3.065

2.386–3.937

0.000

 SUA as a continuous variable (μmol/L)

3438

2.061

1.758–2.416

0.000

Model B: model A adjusted for age and sex

 Quartile 1

0.000

 Quartile 2

1.761

1.331–2.329

0.000

 Quartile 3

2.305

1.751–3.035

0.000

 Quartile 4

3.320

2.535–4.347

0.000

 SUA as a continuous variable (μmol/L)

2.040

1.739–2.392

0.000

Model C: model B further adjusted for other confounders

 Quartile 1

0.000

 Quartile 2

1.662

1.261–2.190

0.000

 Quartile 3

2.028

1.552–2.649

0.000

 Quartile 4

2.747

2.115–3.566

0.000

 SUA as a continuous variable (μmol/L)

1.807

1.519–2.150

0.000

  1. Model C was further adjusted for BMI, TG, eGFR, blood urea nitrogen, serum creatinine, plasma total protein, globulin, alanine aminotransferase, and direct bilirubin
  2. Quartiles based on serum uric acid levels: 1, <4.66 mg/dl; 2, 4.66–5.53 mg/dl; 3, 5.53–6.46 mg/dl; 4, ≥6.46 mg/dl