Table 1 Prevalence of hyperuricemia among study population.

From: Hyperuricemia and clustering of cardiovascular risk factors in the Chinese adult population

 

Men (n = 10787)

Women (n = 12196)

Total (n = 22983)

Overall

18.5 ± 0.37

8.0 ± 0.25

13.0 ± 0.22

Age group

 18–34yrs

19.1 ± 0.52

5.4 ± 0.55

12.1 ± 0.38

 35–44yrs

19.1 ± 0.64

4.2 ± 0.62

10.8 ± 0.45

 45–54yrs

16.7 ± 0.71

7.4 ± 0.67

11.6 ± 0.49

 55–64yrs

16.4 ± 0.83

11.1 ± 0.78

13.5 ± 0.57

 ≥65yrs

21.2 ± 1.06

19.8 ± 1.11

20.5 ± 0.77

Regions

 South

19.9 ± 0.46

9.3 ± 0.46

14.4 ± 0.33

 North

17.0 ± 0.43

6.7 ± 0.42

11.5 ± 0.30

 Urban

16.4 ± 0.46

6.6 ± 0.46

11.2 ± 0.32

 Rural

20.1 ± 0.43

9.0 ± 0.43

14.2 ± 0.30

Ethnic group

 Han

19.4 ± 0.40

9.3 ± 0.41

14.1 ± 0.29

 Yi

15.7 ± 0.97

5.8 ± 0.92

10.2 ± 0.67

 Hui

8.0 ± 0.75

3.8 ± 0.79

6.0 ± 0.54

 Mongolian

19.5 ± 1.34

5.2 ± 1.20

11.0 ± 0.90

 Korean

20.3 ± 1.72

8.6 ± 1.50

13.3 ± 1.13

 Tibetan

23.0 ± 1.80

6.8 ± 1.65

13.4 ± 1.22

 Tujia

21.2 ± 1.76

5.8 ± 2.14

14.3 ± 1.37

 Miao

29.7 ± 2.43

5.8 ± 3.04

18.7 ± 1.92

 Other

24.1 ± 2.67

7.2 ± 2.80

15.2 ± 1.94

  1. Data are presented as percent prevalence ± standard error.