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Table 1 Characteristics of the sample sets

From: The relationship of apolipoprotein B and very low density lipoprotein triglyceride with hyperuricemia and gout

 

Polynesians

Pvalues

NU

HU

Gout

NU vs. HU

NU vs. Gout

HU vs. Gout

Number

30

30

30

30

30

30

Age (year)

46.07 ± 12.18

45.83 ± 12.32

42.43 ± 9.95

0.94

0.21

0.24

Waist circumference (cm)

105.72 ± 11.03

111.31 ± 15.32

110.00 ± 11.20

0.12

0.15

0.71

BMI (kg/cm2)

32.97 ± 5.60

34.68 ± 6.06

34.52 ± 5.31

0.27

0.28

0.92

eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)

83.03 ± 16.14

72.30 ± 12.35

74.77 ± 15.36

0.0054

0.047

0.50

Hypertension (%)

17.24

16.67

26.67

0.95

0.38

0.35

Type 2 diabetes (%)

13.33

6.67

6.9

0.39

0.41

0.97

Statin use (%)

13.33

13.33

30.00

0.96

0.20

0.22

Fibrate use (%)

_

_

3.33

_

_

_

Tophi (%)

_

_

53.33

_

_

_

Allopurinol use (%)

_

_

68.97

_

_

_

Probenecid usage (%)

_

_

7.41

_

_

_

Fruit consumption (pieces per day)

2.62 ± 1.37

1.88 ± 1.46

1.23 ± 0.96

0.051

<0.00001

0.049

Sugary drink consumption (drinks per day)

2.41 ± 2.40

2.06 ± 1.91

2.78 ± 2.07

0.54

0.53

0.17

Alcohol consumption (drinks/week)

2.40 ± 6.02

4.23 ± 7.95

8.87 ± 13.53

0.32

0.020

0.11

Serum urate (mmol/L)1

0.346 ± 0.040

0.474 ± 0.063

0.469 ± 0.107

<0.00001

<0.00001

0.84

  

Europeans

  

P values

 
 

NU

HU

Gout

NU vs. HU

NU vs. Gout

HU vs. Gout

Number

30

30

30

   

Age (year)

57.67 ± 12.01

63.17 ± 13.61

53.60 ± 9.11

0.10

0.14

0.0022

Waist circumference (cm)

92.25 ± 15.08

99.38 ± 13.53

107.79 ± 9.92

0.090

<0.00001

0.0096

BMI (kg/cm2)

25.73 ± 6.53

28.85 ± 6.88

31.27 ± 4.18

0.12

0.0001

0.11

eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)

80.18 ± 12.49

65.91 ± 16.25

68.86 ± 17.47

0.0004

0.0059

0.50

Hypertension (%)

23.33

36.67

46.67

0.26

0.058

0.43

Type 2 diabetes (%)

3.45

6.9

3.33

0.55

0.98

0.53

Statin use (%)

20.00

23.33

16.67

0.75

0.74

0.52

Fibrate use (%)

_

_

3.33

_

_

_

Tophi (%)

_

_

13.79

_

_

_

Allopurinol use (%)

_

_

75.86

_

_

_

Probenecid usage (%)

_

_

3.7

_

_

_

Fruit consumption (pieces per day)

1.68 ± 1.09

2.27 ± 1.62

2.00 ± 1.39

0.11

0.33

0.50

Sugary drink consumption (drinks per day)

0.77 ± 1.27

1.42 ± 1.77

0.69 ± 1.04

0.11

0.79

0.060

Alcohol consumption (drinks/week)

5.40 ± 6.13

8.68 ± 14.72

6.53 ± 6.06

0.26

0.47

0.46

Serum urate (mmol/L)

0.321 ± 0.046

0.459 ± 0.041

0.403 ± 0.094

<0.00001

0.0001

0.0042

  1. 1In the European gout cases, 17 were HU and 13 NU at the time of recruitment. In the Polynesian cases, the corresponding numbers were 22 and 8, respectively. NU: normouricaemia; HU: hyperuricaemia; BMI: body mass index; eGRF: estimated glomerular filtration rate.