Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population.

From: Exploring the relationship between circadian syndrome, serum uric acid levels, and hyperuricemia: evidence from NHANES 2005–2018

Variables

Total

(n = 16,785)

Hyperuricemia

P-value

No (n = 13,213)

Yes (n = 3,572)

Age, years, mean (Q₁, Q₃)

50.00 (33.00, 64.00)

47.00 (32.00, 63.00)

58.00 (40.00, 69.00)

< 0.001

Gender, n (%)

   

< 0.001

Male

8413 (50.12)

6473 (48.99)

1940 (54.31)

 

Female

8372 (49.88)

6740 (51.01)

1632 (45.69)

 

Race, n (%)

   

< 0.001

Mexican American

2778 (16.55)

2367 (17.91)

411 (11.51)

 

Other Hispanic

1657 (9.87)

1377 (10.42)

280 (7.84)

 

Non-Hispanic White

7128 (42.47)

5521 (41.78)

1607 (44.99)

 

Non-Hispanic Black

3485 (20.76)

2596 (19.65)

889 (24.89)

 

Other race/multiracial

1737 (10.35)

1352 (10.23)

385 (10.78)

 

Education Level, n (%)

   

0.66

Less Than 9th Grade

1640 (10.33)

1309 (10.53)

331 (9.60)

 

9-11th Grade

2304 (14.51)

1825 (14.68)

479 (13.89)

 

High School Grad/GED or Equivalent

3660 (23.05)

2817 (22.67)

843 (24.44)

 

Some College or AA degree

4638 (29.21)

3562 (28.66)

1076 (31.20)

 

College Graduate or above

3635 (22.89)

2915 (23.46)

720 (20.88)

 

Poverty ratio, n (%)

   

0.017

Low income ≤ 1.3

4917 (31.91)

3938 (32.47)

979 (29.86)

 

Middle income (1.31–3.5)

5861 (38.04)

4574 (37.71)

1287 (39.25)

 

High income (>3.5)

4629 (30.04)

3616 (29.82)

1013 (30.89)

 

BMI, kg/m2, mean (Q₁, Q₃)

28.00 (24.30, 32.66)

27.30 (23.80, 31.60)

31.10 (27.20, 36.50)

< 0.001

Serum uric acid level, mg/dL, mean (Q₁, Q₃)

5.40 (4.50, 6.40)

5.00 (4.20, 5.70)

7.30 (6.80, 8.00)

< 0.001

Circadian Syndrome Score, mean (Q₁, Q₃)

3.00 (1.00, 4.00)

2.00 (1.00, 4.00)

4.00 (2.00, 5.00)

< 0.001

Circadian Syndrome, n (%)

   

< 0.001

No

10,952 (65.25)

9257 (70.06)

1695 (47.45)

 

Yes

5833 (34.75)

3956 (29.94)

1877 (52.55)

 

Components of Circadian Syndrome

    

Triglyceride, n (%)

   

< 0.001

No

9818 (58.49)

8268 (62.57)

1550 (43.39)

 

Yes

6967 (41.51)

4945 (37.43)

2022 (56.61)

 

HDL-C, n (%)

   

< 0.001

No

9415 (56.09)

7844 (59.37)

1571 (43.98)

 

Yes

7370 (43.91)

5369 (40.63)

2001 (56.02)

 

Blood glucose, n (%)

   

< 0.001

No

7368 (43.90)

6330 (47.91)

1038 (29.06)

 

Yes

9417 (56.10)

6883 (52.09)

2534 (70.94)

 

Waist circumference, n (%)

   

< 0.001

No

7236 (43.11)

6297 (47.66)

939 (26.29)

 

Yes

9549 (56.89)

6916 (52.34)

2633 (73.71)

 

Depression symptoms, n (%)

   

0.279

No

15,352 (91.46)

12,101 (91.58)

3251 (91.01)

 

Yes

1433 (8.54)

1112 (8.42)

321 (8.99)

 

Sleep health, n (%)

   

< 0.001

No

14,438 (86.02)

11,429 (86.50)

3009 (84.24)

 

Yes

2347 (13.98)

1784 (13.50)

563 (15.76)

 

Blood pressure, n (%)

   

< 0.001

No

8792 (52.38)

7608 (57.58)

1184 (33.15)

 

Yes

7993 (47.62)

5605 (42.42)

2388 (66.85)

 

Albumin, g/L, mean (Q₁, Q₃)

42.00 (40.00, 44.00)

42.00 (40.00, 44.00)

42.00 (40.00, 44.00)

< 0.001

ALT, U/L, mean (Q₁, Q₃)

20.00 (16.00, 28.00)

20.00 (15.00, 27.00)

23.00 (17.00, 32.00)

< 0.001

AST, U/L, mean (Q₁, Q₃)

22.00 (19.00, 27.00)

22.00 (19.00, 27.00)

24.00 (20.00, 29.00)

< 0.001

eGFR, mL/min/1.73m2, mean (Q₁, Q₃)

82.09 (64.29, 100.77)

85.89 (68.33, 103.95)

68.19 (51.71, 85.98)

< 0.001

Cancer, n (%)

   

< 0.001

Yes

1533 (9.66)

1108 (8.92)

425 (12.32)

 

No

14,344 (90.34)

11,319 (91.08)

3025 (87.68)

 

Stroke, n (%)

   

< 0.001

Yes

632 (3.98)

420 (3.38)

212 (6.15)

 

No

15,239 (96.02)

12,004 (96.62)

3235 (93.85)

 

Coronary heart disease, n (%)

   

< 0.001

Yes

776 (4.90)

526 (4.24)

250 (7.29)

 

No

15,047 (95.10)

11,867 (95.76)

3180 (92.71)

 

Alcohol, n (%)

   

0.931

Yes

11,979 (73.49)

9396 (73.48)

2583 (73.55)

 

No

4321 (26.51)

3392 (26.52)

929 (26.45)

 

Smoke, n (%)

   

< 0.001

Yes

7349 (45.39)

5657 (44.57)

1692 (48.33)

 

No

8843 (54.61)

7034 (55.43)

1809 (51.67)