Table 1 Study participants’ characteristics according to serum uric acid levels quartiles.

Number

1130

1065

1070

1058

Age

45.24 ± 10.62

45.22 ± 10.71

46.92 ± 11.11

48.74 ± 12.24

<0.0001

Wasit(cm)

73.18 ± 7.68

74.62 ± 7.93

76.36 ± 8.47

79.51 ± 9.18

<0.0001

BMI(kg/m²)

21.75 ± 2.54

22.14 ± 2.73

22.79 ± 2.95

23.87 ± 3.28

<0.0001

Smoking(current/ex-smoker/never)%

2.57/0.09/97.35

2.16/0.19/97.65

2.06/0.19/97.76

2.55/0.28/97.16

0.9094

Alcohol drinking(current/ex-drinker/never)%

11.59/0.18/88.23

12.77/0.09/87.14

9.91/0.00/90.09

12.29/0.09/87.62

0.2520

Systolic blood pressure(mmHg)

111.95 ± 15.88

113.32 ± 16.27

115.15 ± 17.06

119.38 ± 18.11

<0.0001

Diastolic blood pressure(mmHg)

68.41 ± 9.10

69.58 ± 9.75

70.18 ± 10.10

72.06 ± 10.65

<0.0001

Fasting plasma glucose(mmol/L)

4.99 ± 1.01

4.97 ± 0.83

5.05 ± 0.90

5.25 ± 1.10

<0.0001

Total bilirubin(umol/L)

12.70 ± 4.74

12.91 ± 5.07

13.13 ± 5.28

12.73 ± 4.91

0.1667

Direct bilirubin(umol/L)

3.58 ± 1.44

3.61 ± 1.45

3.64 ± 1.59

3.51 ± 1.45

0.2222

Indirect bilirubin(umol/L)

9.13 ± 3.57

9.30 ± 3.88

9.49 ± 3.98

9.22 ± 3.72

0.1594

HDL(mmol/L)

1.68 ± 0.38

1.62 ± 0.37

1.57 ± 0.35

1.47 ± 0.37

<0.0001

LDL(mmol/L)

2.69 ± 0.72

2.78 ± 0.79

2.90 ± 0.79

3.00 ± 0.82

<0.0001

Triglyceride(mmol/L)

1.05 ± 0.67

1.17 ± 0.88

1.27 ± 0.74

1.58 ± 1.02

<0.0001

Total cholesterol(mmol/L)

4.71 ± 0.86

4.79 ± 0.92

4.90 ± 0.92

5.01 ± 0.94

<0.0001

AST(uL)

22.32 ± 12.21

22.39 ± 8.79

22.87 ± 8.97

24.51 ± 12.00

0.0044

ALT(uL)

17.79 ± 29.71

19.11 ± 13.72

20.05 ± 14.03

22.83 ± 17.04

<0.0001

ALP(uL)

67.65 ± 24.02

71.12 ± 33.26

74.06 ± 30.78

78.43 ± 24.13

<0.0001

GGT(uL)

16.03 ± 18.74

20.38 ± 35.96

21.50 ± 28.22

26.89 ± 32.68

<0.0001

Diabetes mellitus%

1.86

2.16

1.87

4.82

<0.0001

Hypertension%

3.81

5.35

7.10

12.19

<0.0001

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease(yes),%

25.31

32.58

41.03

57.18

<0.0001