Performance of Ultrasound in the Clinical Evaluation of Gout and Hyperuricemia

Table 1

Demographics and clinical characteristics of the study population.

Variable	Gout	HUA	value
Total number	202	43	—
Male/female	191/11	31/12	—
Age (years)			0.35
BMI (kg/m2)			0.93
SUA (μmol/L)		4	0.018
Ccr (mL/min)			<0.0001
TG (mmol/L)			0.0051
GLU (mmol/L)			0.0031
Cholesterol (mmol/L)			0.34

HUA: asymptomatic hyperuricemia; BMI: body mass index; SUA: serum uric acid; Ccr: creatinine clearance rate; TG: triglyceride; GLU: fasting blood glucose; significantly difference ().