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Table. 2.

Table. 2.

Factors associated with serum uric acid level in female and male participants

Female Male
Simple linear regression Multiple linear regression Simple linear regression Multiple linear regression
Mean difference (95% CI) P Adjusted mean difference (95% CI) P Mean difference (95% CI) P Adjusted mean difference (95% CI) P
AMD
No Reference - Reference - Reference - Reference -
Yes 0.01 (−0.07 to 0.09) 0.874 −0.06 (−0.13 to 0.02) 0.153 −0.26 (−0.36 to −0.16) <0.001 −0.20 (−0.29 to −0.10) <0.001
Age (year)
40 to <60 Reference - Reference - Reference - Reference -
60 to <80 0.14 (0.08-0.20) <0.001 −0.02 (−0.10 to 0.05) 0.519 −0.23 (−0.31 to −0.15) <0.001 −0.24 (−0.33 to −0.16) <0.001
≥80 0.37 (0.20-0.55) <0.001 0.02 (−0.15 to 0.19) 0.813 −0.38 (−0.64 to −0.12) 0.004 −0.53 (−0.81 to −0.26) <0.001
Education
Elementary school or less Reference - Reference - Reference - Reference -
Middle school −0.02 (−0.12 to 0.08) 0.635 0.15 (0.05-0.24) 0.002 0.09 (−0.08 to 0.25) 0.318 0.01 (−0.15 to 0.16) 0.920
High school −0.12 (−0.19 to −0.04) 0.002 0.13 (0.04-0.21) 0.004 0.21 (0.08-0.34) 0.002 0.06 (−0.06 to 0.19) 0.321
College or above −0.20 (−0.27 to −0.13) <0.001 0.13 (0.03-0.23) 0.010 0.34 (0.21-0.47) <0.001 0.16 (0.03-0.29) 0.016
Household income
Low Reference - Reference - Reference - Reference -
Mid-low −0.10 (−0.19 to −0.01) 0.029 0.02 (−0.07 to 0.11) 0.622 −0.02 (−0.16 to 0.12) 0.788 −0.10 (−0.23 to 0.04) 0.157
Mid-high −0.13 (−0.21 to −0.05) 0.002 0.03 (−0.06 to 0.11) 0.554 0.05 (−0.08 to 0.19) 0.444 −0.08 (−0.21 to 0.05) 0.237
High −0.13 (−0.21 to −0.05) 0.002 0.06 (−0.02 to 0.15) 0.156 0.13 (0.01-0.26) 0.037 −0.07 (−0.20 to 0.06) 0.305
Alcohol intake (g/day)
0 Reference - Reference - Reference - Reference -
<16 −0.03 (−0.10 to 0.03) 0.350 0.11 (0.04-0.17) 0.001 0.37 (0.20-0.54) <0.001 0.26 (0.09-0.42) 0.002
16-40 0.28 (0.14-0.43) <0.001 0.36 (0.22-0.51) <0.001 0.57 (0.39-0.75) <0.001 0.45 (0.27-0.63) <0.001
>40 0.44 (0.13-0.75) 0.006 0.47 (0.18-0.75) 0.001 0.55 (0.35-0.75) <0.001 0.46 (0.25-0.66) <0.001
Smoking
Never smoked Reference - Reference - Reference - Reference -
Ex-smoker 0.15 (0.02-0.27) 0.025 0.09 (−0.02 to 0.21) 0.116 0.19 (0.09-0.29) <0.001 0.11 (0.01-0.21) 0.028
Current smoker 0.24 (0.10-0.38) 0.001 0.15 (0.02-0.27) 0.026 0.13 (0.02-0.24) 0.021 0.01 (−0.10 to 0.12) 0.844
Physical activity
Low Reference - Reference - Reference - Reference -
Moderate −0.02 (−0.08 to 0.04) 0.515 0.04 (−0.01 to 0.10) 0.138 0.04 (−0.05 to 0.13) 0.352 0.04 (−0.05 to 0.13) 0.378
High −0.13 (−0.26 to −0.01) 0.031 −0.04 (−0.15 to 0.07) 0.487 0.06 (−0.07 to 0.20) 0.376 0.06 (−0.07 to 0.19) 0.390
Resistance exercise (/week)
0 times Reference - Reference - Reference - Reference -
1-3 times −0.06 (−0.15 to 0.02) 0.147 0.03 (−0.06 to 0.11) 0.546 0.04 (−0.07 to 0.14) 0.472 0.01 (−0.09 to 0.11) 0.853
≥4 times −0.03 (−0.14 to 0.09) 0.636 0.01 (−0.09 to 0.11) 0.860 0.01 (−0.09 to 0.12) 0.811 0.07 (−0.04 to 0.17) 0.209
Abdominal obesity
No Reference - Reference - Reference - Reference -
Yes 0.50 (0.44-0.57) <0.001 0.37 (0.31-0.43) <0.001 0.36 (0.28-0.44) <0.001 0.23 (0.16-0.31) <0.001
Elevated fasting glucose
No Reference - Reference - Reference - Reference -
Yes 0.26 (0.20-0.32) <0.001 0.07 (0.01-0.13) 0.014 0.00 (−0.08 to 0.08) 0.980 −0.14 (−0.22 to −0.07) <0.001
High triglycerides
No Reference - Reference - Reference - Reference -
Yes 0.50 (0.43-0.57) <0.001 0.33 (0.26-0.39) <0.001 0.49 (0.41-0.58) <0.001 0.38 (0.29-0.47) <0.001
Low HDL-cholesterol
No Reference - Reference - Reference - Reference -
Yes 0.31 (0.25-0.36) <0.001 0.14 (0.08-0.19) <0.001 0.26 (0.17-0.35) <0.001 0.13 (0.03-0.22) 0.008
Elevated blood pressure
No Reference - Reference - Reference - Reference -
Yes 0.19 (0.13-0.26) <0.001 0.07 (0.01-0.13) 0.034 0.26 (0.18-0.34) <0.001 0.16 (0.08-0.24) <0.001
Estimated GFR*
≥90 Reference - Reference - Reference - Reference -
60 to <90 0.41 (0.36-0.47) <0.001 0.42 (0.37-0.47) <0.001 0.41 (0.33-0.49) <0.001 0.46 (0.38-0.53) <0.001
<60 1.77 (1.52-2.01) <0.001 1.70 (1.45-1.96) <0.001 1.34 (1.08-1.61) <0.001 1.54 (1.29-1.80) <0.001

*Estimated GFR are represented in units of mL/min/1.73 m2. P values were obtained by linear regression model for complex survey design. AMD, age-related macular degeneration; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; GFR, glomerular filtration rates.

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