Research Article

Correlation Analysis between Uric Acid and Metabolic Syndrome in the Chinese Elderly Population: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of different groups.

Characteristic or parameterMetS (N = 234)Non-MetS (N = 1033) value
Mean ± SDMean ± SD

Age (years)71.64 ± 5.60571.39 ± 5.409<0.001
WC (cm)93.87 ± 8.40786.51 ± 8.91<0.001
BMI (kg/m2)27.14 ± 3.1923.98 ± 3.25<0.001
DBP (mm·Hg)82.97 ± 10.9776.54 ± 11.29<0.001
SBP (mm·Hg)148.08 ± 13.82131.26 ± 18.17<0.001
TG (mmol/L)2.02 ± 0.961.31 ± 0.75<0.001
TC (mmol/L)4.78 ± 1.104.60 ± 0.890.024
HDL (mmol/L)1.02 ± 0.222.75 ± 0.77<0.001
LDL (mmol/L)2.92 ± 0.912.76 ± 0.760.005
UA (µmol/L)381.91 ± 95.01337.31 ± 89.48<0.001
FBG (mmol/L)6.76 ± 2.035.33 ± 1.18<0.001

N (%)N (%)
Sex (% male)107 (45.72)449 (43.46)0.56
Hyperuricaemia (% yes)101 (43.16)255 (24.68)<0.001