Table 3

Logistic regression analysis using the highest or lowest %dUA quartile as the dependent variable.

Independent Variable
%dUA ≥ 7.2%%dUA < –7.5%
OR (95% CI)pOR (95% CI)p
Premenopausal women
  Model 1
  %dBMI quartile
    First1.19 (0.73, 1.94)0.474
    2 and 31 Reference
    40.65 (0.42, 0.99)0.0461.00 Reference
  Model 2
  %dBMI quartile
    First1.41 (0.85, 2.34)0.181
    2 and 31.00 Reference
    40.71 (0.45, 1.10)0.1261.00 Reference
    %deGFR0.93 (0.91, 0.95)< 0.0011.06 (1.04, 1.08)< 0.001
    %dBPs0.99 (0.97, 1.01)0.2251.00 (0.98, 1.02)0.804
Postmenopausal women
  Model 1
  %dBMI quartile
     First2.04 (1.37, 3.03)< 0.001
     2 and 31.00 Reference
     41.60 (1.06, 2.41)0.0251.00 Reference
  Model 2
  %dBMI
    First2.04 (1.35, 3.07)0.001
    2 and 31.00 Reference
    41.72 (1.12, 2.63)0.0131.00 Reference
    %deGFR0.95 (0.93, 0.97)< 0.0011.05 (1.03, 1.07)< 0.001
    %dBPs0.98 (0.97, 1.00)0.0391.00 (0.98, 1.01)0.684
Men
  Model 1
  %dBMI quartile
    First1.35 (1.07, 1.69)0.011
    2 and 31.00 Reference
     41.38 (1.08, 1.76)0.0101.00 Reference
  Model 2
  %dBMI quartile
    First1.46 (1.14, 1.86)0.002
    2 and 31.00 Reference
     41.49 (1.15, 1.92)0.0021.00 Reference
    %deGFR0.94 (0.92, 0.95)< 0.0011.07 (1.06, 1.08)< 0.001
    %dBPs1.00 (0.99, 1.01)0.3001.00 (0.99, 1.01)0.715

  • Model 1. Independent variables include age, UA1, BMI1, and %dBMI quartiles. Model 2. Independent variables include Model 1 + %dBPs and %deGFR. UA: uric acid; BMI: body mass index; BPs: systolic blood pressure; eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate.