Table 3 Characteristics of the study subjects according to SUA quartiles.

From: Assessment of the relationship between serum uric acid levels and liver enzymes activity in Bangladeshi adults

 

SUA (µmol/L)

Q1 (≤ 310)

Q2 (311–363)

Q3 (364–423)

Q4 (> 423)

p-value

Number (n)

106

102

100

102

Age (years)

37.0 ± 11.0

38.0 ± 12.0

34.0 ± 10.0

36.0 ± 12.0

0.208

Weight (kg)

60.6 ± 11.0

65.0 ± 9.5

68.3 ± 10.3

70.7 ± 11.7

0.000

Height (cm)

158.8 ± 20.2

164.4 ± 7.1

166.3 ± 6.7

160.0 ± 6.5

0.000

BMI (kg/m2)

23.4 ± 3.4

24.0 ± 2.6

24.7 ± 3.7

25.6 ± 3.7

0.001

WC(cm)

81.3 ± 11.5

82.9 ± 7.8

83.8 ± 11.6

88.1 ± 15.6

0.060

SBP (mmHg)

121.0 ± 12.0

126.0 ± 14.0

125.0 ± 10.0

124.0 ± 12.0

0.064

DBP (mmHg)

80.0 ± 10.0

86.0 ± 12.0

83.0 ± 9.0

81.0 ± 10.0

0.005

PP (beats/min)

76.0 ± 13.0

76.0 ± 10.0

77.0 ± 12.0

76.0 ± 14.0

0.962

FBG (mmol/L)

5.3 ± 0.8

5.1 ± 0.6

5.1 ± 0.7

5.3 ± 0.8

0.052

TG (mg/dL)

144.6 ± 77.5

175.4 ± 101.8

182.0 ± 93.0

193.4 ± 113.8

0.023

TC (mg/dL)

184.1 ± 51.1

203.5 ± 49.6

191.1 ± 54.4

205.2 ± 78.0

0.116

HDL-C (mg/dL)

32.7 ± 9.5

32.6 ± 10.7

29.3 ± 8.4

32.2 ± 10.4

0.142

LDL-C (mg/dL)

121.9 ± 45.5

134.4 ± 45.2

129.6 ± 50.6

136.8 ± 64.6

0.348

SUA (µmol/L)

262.4 ± 42.5

341.7 ± 14.6

393.2 ± 18.0

512.3 ± 78.5

0.000

ALT (U/L)

25.8 ± 11.3

33.8 ± 16.5

35.0 ± 14.7

38.3 ± 18.0

0.000

AST (U/L)

24.7 ± 10.5

26.0 ± 11.0

23.5 ± 10.4

26.2 ± 12.3

0.676

GGT (U/L)

19.2 ± 9.7

26.8 ± 19.9

27.6 ± 18.4

29.7 ± 23.9

0.005

ALP (U/L)

95.9 ± 37.2

92.1 ± 28.1

95.9 ± 33.0

106.3 ± 40.4

0.322

  1. Values are presented as mean ± SD. p-values were obtained from one-way ANOVA. BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, PP pulse pressure, FBG fasting blood glucose, TG triglyceride, TC total cholesterol, HDL-C high density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C low density lipoprotein cholesterol, SUA serum uric acid, ALT alanine aminotransferase, AST aspartate aminotransferase, GGT gamma glutamyltransferase, ALP alkaline phosphatase.