The Association between the Serum Uric Acid Level and Hypertension in Middle-Aged and Elderly Adults
Table 1
Characteristics of participants.
Serum uric acid
Total
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
value
Age
<0.0001
Sex (%)
<0.0001
Female
50.57
78.88
59.93
39.12
30.15
Male
40.43
21.12
40.07
60.88
69.85
Race (%)
<0.0001
Non-Hispanic White
50.16
46.29
49.68
51.78
52.19
Non-Hispanic Black
19.24
17.14
15.37
20.38
23.29
Mexican American
23.64
29.57
27.23
21.12
18.02
Other race
6.96
7.00
7.71
6.71
6.50
Educational level (%)
0.4106
Less than high school
35.67
33.57
36.56
36.67
35.63
High school
22.30
21.83
22.32
21.96
23.01
College graduate or above
42.03
44.60
41.12
41.37
41.36
Body mass index (kg/m2)
<0.0001
Income poverty ratio
0.2925
Any hypertension (%)
<0.0001
No
57.19
68.57
60.89
56.58
45.02
Yes
42.81
31.43
39.11
43.42
54.98
Diabetes mellitus status (%)
<0.0001
No
82.54
84.12
84.28
83.77
78.44
Yes
17.46
15.88
15.72
16.23
21.56
Physical activity (100%)
0.0054
0
27.32
27.31
26.74
27.05
28.37
1
27.50
26.05
29.81
28.21
25.39
2
17.81
20.58
15.19
17.38
18.54
3
27.37
26.06
28.26
27.37
27.69
Smoking behavior (%)
<0.0001
No
48.32
57.60
49.58
47.01
40.78
Yes
51.68
42.40
50.42
52.99
59.22
Alcohol consumption (%)
<0.0001
No
73.69
80.85
74.91
74.08
66.24
Yes
26.31
19.15
25.09
25.92
33.76
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)
0.0591
Serum Hcy (μmol/L)
<0.0001
Urine creatinine (μmol/L)
<0.0001
Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dL)
<0.0001
Total calcium (mg/dL)
<0.0001
Mean ± SD for continuous variables: value was calculated by the weighted linear regression model. % for categorical variables: value was calculated by the weighted chi-square test.
