Coronary artery calcification sample: participant characteristics according to serum uric acid levels in women.
| Variables | Serum Uric Acid Categories, mg/dl | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 5 Mean 4.0, n = 834 | 5 – < 6 Mean 5.4, n = 297 | 6 – < 6.8 Mean 6.4, n = 123 | ≥ 6.8 Mean 7.7, n = 69 | All Women, n = 1323* | |
| Mean age, yrs | 55.8 | 60.9 | 65.8 | 66.9 | 58.4 ± 12.8 |
| Postmenopausal, % | 39.2 | 62.3 | 77.4 | 79.7 | 50.4 |
| Mean BMI | 25.4 | 29.7 | 30.9 | 32.6 | 27.3 ± 5.9 |
| > 16 yrs of education, % | 49.0 | 40.4 | 30.9 | 26.1 | 44.2 |
| Never smoker, % | 58.2 | 57.2 | 65.9 | 66.7 | 59.1 |
| > 14 alcoholic drinks/wk, % | 1.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 2.3 |
| No aspirin use, % | 83.1 | 75.1 | 64.2 | 65.2 | 78.6 |
| Presence of hypertension, % | 19.5 | 34.0 | 50.4 | 58.0 | 27.7 |
| Presence of renal insufficiency, % | 7.6 | 19.5 | 25.2 | 40.6 | 13.6 |
| Presence of diabetes, % | 3.8 | 9.4 | 10.6 | 14.5 | 6.3 |
| Presence of CAD, % | 3.0 | 6.7 | 10.6 | 15.9 | 5.2 |
| Cholesterol measurements | |||||
| LDL | 117.5 | 131.0 | 134.7 | 127.3 | 122.7 ± 36.4 |
| HDL | 58.2 | 53.0 | 50.0 | 50.2 | 55.9 ± 14.8 |
| TG | 115.3 | 157.1 | 202.5 | 204.6 | 137.5 ± 86.5 |
| Total cholesterol | 198.9 | 215.2 | 224.5 | 217.8 | 206 ± 42.0 |
↵* Mean ± SD where appropriate. BMI: body mass index; CAD: coronary artery disease; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; TG: triglyceride.