The Dual Effect of Abnormal Serum Uric Acid on Intervertebral Disc Degeneration

Table 4

Univariate logistic regression analysis and the risk of IDD.

Deciles of SUA	Male		Female		Total
	OR (95% CI)	value	OR (95% CI)	value	OR (95% CI)	value
≤20%	1.764 (1.144, 2.719)	0.010	1.788 (1.032, 3.097)	0.038	1.693 (1.209, 2.372)	0.002
20%-40%	1.281 (0.832, 1.973)	0.261	1.739 (1.008, 2.998)	0.047	1.186 (0.847, 1.660)	0.322
40%-60%	1.003 (0.651, 1.547)	0.989	0.989 (0.573, 1.705)	0.967	1.137 (0.813, 1.590)	0.454
60%-80%	1		1		1
≥80%	2.687 (1.726, 4.182)	<0.001	1.525 (0.885, 2.628)	0.129	1.675 (1.194, 2.349)	0.003

IDD: intervertebral disc degeneration; SUA: serum uric acid; OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval.