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 2 Multivariable-adjusted serum urate at baseline

	African-American men	White men	Mean difference (95% CI)	African-American women	White women	Mean difference (95% CI)
Age-adjusted*	6.06	6.28	0.22 (0.10 to 0.34)	4.41	4.53	0.11 (0.01 to 0.22)
Model 1†	6.59	6.70	0.11 (0.00 to 0.22)	4.85	4.97	0.12 (0.00 to 0.22)
Model 2‡	6.35	6.51	0.16 (0.04 to 0.27)	4.70	4.86	0.16 (0.05 to 0.27)

*All values expressed in milligrams per deciliter. †Adjusted for age at inception, body-mass index, glomerular filtration rate, presence of hypertension, use of diuretics at baseline, use of other antihypertensive medication at baseline. ‡ Adjusted for variables described for model 1 plus intake of beer, wine, liquor, meat, seafood, dairy, total protein

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