Table 2 Characteristics of study population categorized by gout status.
From: Association between TyG-BMI and gout in US adults: evidence from NHANES 2007–2018
Level | Overall | Gout | Non-gout | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 13,307 | 657 | 12,650 | |
N | 205,973,740.4 | 8,105,018.43 | 197,868,722 | |
Age (median [IQR]) | 47.00 [33.00, 60.00] | 62.00 [50.00, 70.00] | 46.00 [32.00, 59.00] | < 0.001 |
Sex (%) | < 0.001 | |||
Male | 48.2 | 65.5 | 47.5 | |
Female | 51.8 | 34.5 | 52.5 | |
Race (%) | ||||
Mexican American | 8.3 | 4.3 | 8.4 | 0.002 |
Other Hispanic | 5.4 | 3.8 | 5.5 | |
Non-Hispanic White | 67.6 | 70.5 | 67.5 | |
Non-Hispanic Black | 10.8 | 12 | 10.8 | |
Other race | 7.9 | 9.4 | 7.8 | |
Education (%) | ||||
Less than 9th grade | 5.1 | 6.7 | 5 | 0.616 |
9–11th grade | 10.5 | 10.3 | 10.5 | |
High school graduate or equivalent | 22.5 | 23.1 | 22.5 | |
Some college or AA degree | 31.1 | 31.1 | 31.1 | |
College graduate or above | 30.8 | 28.8 | 30.9 | |
Marital status (%) | 0 | 0 | < 0.001 | |
Married | 55.7 | 67.1 | 55.2 | |
Separated | 5.3 | 8.4 | 5.2 | |
Divorced | 10.3 | 11.8 | 10.2 | |
Widowed | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 | |
Never married | 18.1 | 6.5 | 18.6 | |
Living with partner | 8.3 | 4 | 8.5 | |
PIR (%) | ||||
<=1.3 | 22.2 | 22.5 | 22.2 | 0.375 |
> 1.3, <=3.5 | 36.4 | 32.8 | 36.6 | |
> 3.5 | 41.4 | 44.7 | 41.3 | |
TyG (median [IQR]) | 8.54 [8.12, 8.97] | 8.91 [8.47, 9.36] | 8.52 [8.11, 8.95] | < 0.001 |
BMI (median [IQR]) | 27.90 [24.14, 32.60] | 31.70 [27.28, 35.90] | 27.80 [24.06, 32.40] | < 0.001 |
FBG (median [IQR]) | 100.00 [93.00, 109.00] | 109.00 [99.00, 125.00] | 100.00 [93.00, 108.00] | < 0.001 |
TG (median [IQR]) | 100.00 [68.82, 147.00] | 125.42 [87.00, 188.00] | 99.00 [68.00, 146.00] | < 0.001 |
CHD (%) | < 0.001 | |||
Yes | 3.4 | 11.6 | 3.1 | |
No | 96.6 | 88.4 | 96.9 | |
Alcohol exposure (%) | 0.764 | |||
Yes | 60.4 | 58.2 | 60.5 | |
No | 29.9 | 31.4 | 29.8 | |
Refused/unknown | 9.7 | 10.4 | 9.7 | |
Smoking exposure (%) | < 0.001 | |||
Yes | 44.1 | 55.8 | 43.7 | |
No | 55.9 | 44.2 | 56.3 | |
Hypertension (%) | < 0.001 | |||
Yes | 32.6 | 31.0 | 71.2 | |
No | 67.4 | 69.0 | 28.8 | |
Diabetes (%) | < 0.001 | |||
Yes | 9.4 | 25.1 | 8.8 | |
No | 88.3 | 72.3 | 88.9 | |
Subclinical diabetes | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.3 | |
