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Table 1 Results of the study participants in sex adjusted quartiles of fasting plasma uric acid concentrations

From: Plasma uric acid is related to large arterial stiffness but not to other hemodynamic variables: a study in 606 normotensive and never-medicated hypertensive subjects

 

Q1

n = 141

Q2

n = 155

Q3

n = 165

Q4

n = 144

Male/female (n)

74/77

73/79

76/77

72/78

Age (years)

43.7 (0.96)

44.3 (0.95)

44.3 (0.95)

47.5 (0.96)*

Weight (kg)

74.9 (1.2)

77.5 (1.2)

82.1 (1.2)*

86.5 (1.2)*

Height (cm)

173.0 (0.8)

172.9 (0.8)

173.2 (0.8)

172.8 (0.8)

Body mass index (kg/m2)

24.9 (0.33)

25.7 (0.33)

27.3 (0.32)*

28.9 (0.33)*†‡

  1. Results shown as mean (standard error of mean)
  2. *p < 0.05 versus Q1; p < 0.05 versus Q2; p < 0.05 versus Q3