Fig. 1

Crude and adjusted hazard ratios for association between SUA and hypertension by sex. ^aCrude: stratified by age. ^bModel 1: stratified by age and simultaneously adjusted for gender, educational level, marital status, cigarette smoking, alcohol intaking, sleep duration, disability, depressive symptoms, grip, SBP, DBP. ^cModel 2: as for model 1 and further adjusted for FPG, TG, TC, HDL, HbA1c, BMI, WC. ^dModel 3: as for model 2 and simultaneously adjusted for BUN, LDL, CRP, PR, CRE. ^eP value was calculated by the Mantel extension test for linear trends, and the median values of each category of SUA were included in the model as a continuous variable. SUA, serum uric acid; HR, hazard ratio