Table 4 Clinical and carotid features of hypertensive women according to the presence or not of hyperuricemia

Serum uric acid, mg/dL

4.5 ± 0.1

6.9 ± 0.2

<0.001

Internal carotid resistive index

0.649 ± 0.004

0.684 ± 0.007

<0.001

Body mass index, kg/m²

30.3 ± 0.5

33.6 ± 0.7

<0.001

Creatinine, mg/dL

0.76 ± 0.01

0.86 ± 0.03

<0.001

Metabolic syndrome, %

62

82

0.004

Triglycerides, mg/dL

131.5 ± 5.9

157.8 ± 8.7

0.009

Age, years

55.2 ± 1.2

59.9 ± 1.4

0.01

Menopause, %

68

82

0.02

Waist circumference, cm

97.5 ± 1.3

102.1 ± 1.4

0.02