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

Table 5

Multivariate 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%	1.922 (1.169, 3.161)	0.010	1.951 (1.091, 3.486)	0.024	1.821 (1.125, 2.946)	0.0590.0
20%-40%	1.321 (0.846, 2.063)	0.220	1.672 (0.947, 2.951)	0.076	1.473 (0.986, 2.202)	15
40%-60%	1.024 (0.661, 1.586)	0.916	0.967 (0.553, 1.690)	0.905	1.136 (0.802, 1.609)	0.472
60%-80%	1		1		1
≥80%	2.800 (1.766, 4.439)	<0.001	1.504 (0.858, 2.639)	0.154	1.701 (1.186, 2.438)	0.004

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