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Table 2 Characteristics of women according to the quintiles of SUA levels

From: Joint associations of serum uric acid and ALT with NAFLD in elderly men and women: a Chinese cross-sectional study

Variables

Quintiles of SUA levels (mean ± SD)

P

Q1 (n = 873)

Q2 (n = 881)

Q3 (n = 910)

Q4 (n = 878)

Q5 (n = 901)

Age (years)

57.50 ± 9.23

58.63 ± 9.36

59.65 ± 9.17

61.23 ± 9.61

63.87 ± 10.41

< 0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

22.51 ± 2.73

23.37 ± 3.09

23.99 ± 2.88

24.69 ± 3.07

25.33 ± 3.44

< 0.001

SBP (mmHg)

136.01 ± 18.39

138.10 ± 19.70

141.96 ± 19.27

144.01 ± 19.41

148.44 ± 20.39

< 0.001

DBP (mmHg)

81.52 ± 11.77

82.53 ± 11.64

84.29 ± 10.56

85.73 ± 11.60

87.08 ± 11.85

< 0.001

TG (mmol/L)

1.06 ± 0.734

1.15 ± 0.63

1.29 ± 0.78

1.44 ± 0.76

1.68 ± 0.96

< 0.001

TC (mmol/L)

4.76 ± 0.87

4.85 ± 0.87

4.89 ± 0.89

5.02 ± 0.94

5.04 ± 0.92

< 0.001

HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.65 ± 0.39

1.59 ± 0.37

1.52 ± 0.37

1.45 ± 0.33

1.39 ± 0.34

< 0.001

LDL-C (mmol/L)

2.58 ± 0.66

2.69 ± 0.65

2.74 ± 0.69

2.86 ± 0.73

2.86 ± 0.71

< 0.001

AST (U/L)

21.01 ± 5.32

22.47 ± 9.81

22.79 ± 9.60

23.89 ± 9.28

25.22 ± 11.71

< 0.001

ALT (U/L)

16.57 ± 7.75

18.89 ± 16.35

19.71 ± 13.44

21.83 ± 13.53

22.86 ± 17.66

< 0.001

FPG (mmol/L)

5.96 ± 1.50

5.93 ± 1.16

5.91 ± 0.90

6.09 ± 1.26

6.15 ± 1.14

0.024

SUA (μmol/L)

185.58 ± 21.50

228.54 ± 8.94

260.37 ± 9.29

296.96 ± 12.55

378.07 ± 54.56

< 0.001

Hyper-ALT, n (%)

14 (1.6)

30 (3.4)

47 (5.2)

64 (7.3)

85 (9.4)

< 0.001

NAFLD, n (%)

82 (9.4)

152 (17.3)

226 (24.8)

355 (40.4)

447 (49.6)

< 0.001

M-steatosis, n (%)

31 (3.6)

59 (6.7)

82 (9.0)

106 (12.1)

108 (12.0)

< 0.001

S-steatosis, n (%)

51 (5.8)

93 (10.6)

144 (15.8)

249 (28.4)

339 (37.6)

< 0.001

  1. Q1, < 213 μmol/L; Q2, 213–244 μmol/L; Q3, 245–276 μmol/L; Q4, 277–320 μmol/L; Q5, ≥ 321 μmol/L
  2. M-steatosis mild-steatosis, S-steatosis severe-steatosis