Table 4 Associations between uric acid to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (UHR) and abdominal aortic calcification(AAC) and severe abdominal aortic calcification(SAAC).

AAC scores/β(95% CI)

Log-UHR (continuous)

0.33 (0.16, 0.50)

0.40 (0.20, 0.61)

0.49 (0.28, 0.70)

Log-UHR

(tertiles)

T1

1

1

1

T2

0.06 (−0.28, 0.40) 0.7390

0.23 (−0.10, 0.57) 0.2108

0.33 (0.09, 0.56)

T3

0.59 (0.35, 0.82)

0.73 (0.44, 1.02)

0.81 (0.49, 1.13)

P for trend

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

Severe AAC/OR(95% CI)

Log-UHR

(continuous)

1.33 (1.13, 1.56)

1.44 (1.12, 1.86)

1.42 (1.08, 1.85)

Log-UHR

(tertiles)

T1

1

1

1

T2

1.04 (0.73, 1.48)

1.21 (0.81, 1.82)

1.25 (0.80, 1.95)

T3

1.56 (1.26, 1.95)

1.83 (1.31, 2.57)

1.75 (1.20, 2.55)

P for trend

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

AAC/OR(95% CI)

Log-UHR

(continuous)

1.26 (1.11, 1.44)

1.30 (1.11, 1.53) 0.0121

1.43 (1.22, 1.67)

Log-UHR

(tertiles)

T1

1

1

1

T2

1.25 (0.94, 1.67)

1.39 (1.01, 1.91)

1.56 (1.16, 2.10)

T3

1.49 (1.21, 1.82)

1.61 (1.25, 2.07)

1.81 (1.34, 2.44)

P for trend

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

< 0.0001