Table 2 Characteristics of the study population by SUA quartiles

N

280

69

72

72

67

–

Gender (m/f)

150/130

23/46

34/38

43/29

50/17

–

Age (years)

32 ± 13

34 ± 14

31 ± 13

33 ± 12

31 ± 12

0.302

BMI (kg/m²)

25 ± 4

24 ± 4

25 ± 4

26 ± 4

26 ± 3

0.003

WC (cm)

84 ± 8

80 ± 9

83 ± 10

87 ± 7

88 ± 6

0.002

HC (cm)

94 ± 7

90 ± 6

94 ± 7

96 ± 6

97 ± 7

0.004

SUA (μmol/L)

296 ± 21

192 ± 25

258 ± 15

325 ± 12

410 ± 30

0.000

TG (mg/dl)

156 ± 85

135 ± 82

130 ± 70

175 ± 105

184 ± 84

0.005

% of risk (TG)

26

20

25

30

31

–

TC (mg/dl)

139 ± 47

125 ± 45

129 ± 48

146 ± 48

156 ± 47

0.035

% of risk (TC)

18

12

15

21

22

–

HDL (mg/dl)

43 ± 12

46 ± 13

44 ± 14

43 ± 11

39 ± 10

0.040

% of risk (HDL)

41

34

40

45

46

–

LDL (mg/dl)

76 ± 38

67 ± 36

68 ± 43

82 ± 35

88 ± 42

0.045

% of risk (LDL)

30

24

30

30

35

–