Table 3 Hazard ratios for mortality by the serum uric acid levels at baseline.

From: Association between serum uric acid levels and mortality: a nationwide community-based cohort study

Serum uric acid (mg/dL)

No. of events

All-cause mortality

No. of events

Cardiovascular mortality

Men (No. of subjects)

Unadjusted HR (95%CI)

P value

Adjusted HR (95%CI)*

P value

Unadjusted HR (95%CI)

P value

Adjusted HR (95%CI)*

P value

<2.9 (1,992)

57

1.86 (1.42–2.43)

<0.01

1.49 (1.12–1.98)

<0.01

13

2.47 (1.38–4.44)

<0.01

2.51 (1.36–4.62)

<0.01

3.0–3.9 (9,449)

210

1.42 (1.22–1.64)

<0.01

1.15 (0.97–1.36)

0.10

31

1.19 (0.78–1.81)

0.42

1.22 (0.79–1.87)

0.37

4.0–4.9 (30,383)

554

1.17 (1.05–1.30)

<0.01

reference

 

82

reference

 

reference

 

5.0–5.9 (60,311)

1,013

1.08 (0.99–1.18)

0.10

1.06 (0.95–1.19)

0.26

193

1.19 (0.92–1.55)

0.19

1.29 (0.98–1.69)

0.07

6.0–6.9 (61,317)

946

reference

 

1.06 (0.95–1.19)

0.30

189

1.16 (0.89–1.50)

0.27

1.22 (0.92–1.62)

0.17

7.0–7.9 (34,764)

539

1.01 (0.91–1.13)

0.81

1.18 (1.04–1.35)

0.01

133

1.49 (1.10–1.91)

<0.01

1.72 (1.27–2.32)

<0.01

8.0–8.9 (12,605)

254

1.34 (1.16–1.54)

<0.01

1.70 (1.45–2.00)

<0.01

72

2.22 (1.62–3.06)

<0.01

2.58 (1.81–3.66)

<0.01

> 9.0 (4,907)

176

2.44 (2.08–2.87)

<0.01

3.11 (2.58–3.76)

<0.01

49

3.88 (2.72–5.55)

<0.01

3.99 (2.63–6.04)

<0.01

Hyperuricemia (>7 mg/dL) (47,443)

891

1.14 (1.05–1.23)

<0.01

1.39 (1.28–1.51)

<0.01

234

1.62 (1.39–1.89)

<0.01

1.68 (1.41–2.00)

<0.01

Women (No. of subjects)

No. of events

Unadjusted HR (95%CI)

P value

Adjusted HR (95%CI)*

P value

No. of events

Unadjusted HR (95%CI)

P value

Adjusted HR (95%CI)*

P value

<2.9 (11,753)

103

1.57 (1.27–1.93)

<0.01

1.52 (1.22–1.90)

<0.01

15

1.49 (0.87–2.58)

0.15

1.53 (0.87–2.73)

0.14

3.0–3.9 (59,448)

358

1.07 (0.94–1.23)

0.28

1.05 (0.91–1.21)

0.51

61

1.20 (0.87–1.67)

0.26

1.13 (0.80–1.61)

0.49

4.0–4.9 (107,025)

592

reference

 

reference

 

90

reference

 

reference

 

5.0–5.9 (72,205)

461

1.19 (1.05–1.35)

0.01

1.20 (1.06–1.37)

<0.01

108

1.80 (1.36–2.89)

<0.01

1.71 (1.27–2.30)

<0.01

6.0–6.9 (25,762)

208

1.58 (1.35–1.86)

<0.01

1.50 (1.26–1.78)

<0.01

40

1.99 (1.37–2.89)

<0.01

1.52 (1.00–2.30)

0.051

7.0–7.9 (6,625)

65

1.99 (1.54–2.58)

<0.01

1.85 (1.40–2.46)

<0.01

15

3.00 (1.74–5.18)

<0.01

1.93 (1.01–3.68)

0.047

> 8.0 (1,965)

42

4.53 (3.30–6.22)

<0.01

3.84 (2.68–5.52)

<0.01

13

9.31 (5.20–16.6)

<0.01

6.45 (3.32–12.5)

<0.01

Hyperuricemia (>7 mg/dL) (7,359)

90

2.17 (1.75–2.69)

<0.01

1.95 (1.54–2.47)

<0.01

26

3.48 (2.33–5.19)

<0.01

2.49 (1.57–3.93)

<0.01

  1. *Adjusted for age, body mass index, smoking, alcohol consumption, eGFR, systolic blood pressure, HbA1c (NGSP), triglycerides, HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, antihypertensive medication, antidiabetic medication, lipid-lowering medication.
  2. eGFR; estimated glomerular filtration rate, HR; hazard ratio, CI; confidence interval.