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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study participants. Unless stated, data are presented as mean (SD). Unadjusted P values are shown

From: Effect of body mass index on serum urate and renal uric acid handling responses to an oral inosine load: experimental intervention study in healthy volunteers

 

BMI < 25 kg/m2

BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2

P value

n

48

52

 

Age, years

28.7 (11.5)

29.0 (14.5)

0.91

Female sex, n (%)

38 (79%)

41 (79%)

1.00

Māori ethnicity, n (%)

10 (21%)

11 (21%)

0.010

Pacific ethnicity, n (%)

6 (13%)

23 (44%)

NZ European ethnicity, n (%)

32 (67%)

18 (35%)

Smoker, n (%)

3 (6%)

3 (6%)

1.00

Weight, kg

64.5 (9.3)

88.9 (17.6)

2.8 × 10−13

Height, cm

171 (9)

169 (9)

0.29

Body mass index, kg/m2

21.8 (1.9)

30.8 (5.2)

9.9 × 10−18

Serum creatinine, μmol/L

70 (10)

71 (12)

0.59

Serum glucose

4.7 (0.4)

5.0 (0.4)

0.0003

Serum urate, mmol/L

0.27 (0.07)

0.32 (0.08)

0.0002

Serum urate, mg/dL

4.5 (1.2)

5.3 (1.3)

FEUA, %

6.8 (2.4)

6.2 (2.4)

0.24

FEUA in the lower tertile (≤ 5.22%), n (%)

11

20

0.13

FEUA in the highest tertile (≥ 6.81%), n (%)

18

15

0.39