Association between being African-American, serum urate levels and the risk of developing hyperuricemia: findings from the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults cohort

Table 3 Hazard ratio of developing hyperuricemia* in African-Americans compared to whites, stratified by sex

*Defined as the finding of a serum urate of 6.8 mg/deciliter or higher at any follow-up visit (years 10, 15, or 20). † Adjusted for age at enrollment, baseline body-mass index, glomerular filtration rate, presence of hypertension, use of diuretics, and use of other antihypertensive medication. ‡ Adjusted for variables described for model 1 plus baseline intakes of beer, wine, liquor, meat, seafood, dairy, total protein. § Adjusted for variables described in model 2 plus onset of menopause by then end of follow-up. || Adjusted for variable described in model 2 (men) and model 3 (women) plus baseline serum urate levels

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