Table 1 Demographic features of cases and non-cases of gout
Variables | No gout (n = 6901) | Gout (n = 2352) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Categorical variables | n (%) | n (%) | Â |
 ALDH2 rs671 genotype | |||
  GG | 3423 (49.60) | 1237 (52.59) | 0.0122 |
  GA+AA | 3478 (50.40) | 1115 (47.41) | |
 Alcohol drinking | |||
  No | 6345 (91.94) | 1966 (83.59) | < 0.0001 |
  Yes | 556 (8.06) | 386 (16.41) | |
 Body mass index | |||
  Normal (≥ 18.5 to <24Kg/m2) | 3790 (54.92) | 665 (28.27) | < 0.0001 |
  Abnormal (< 18.5 and ≥ 24 Kg/m2) | 3111 (45.08) | 1687 (71.73) | |
 Sex | |||
  Women | 4163 (60.32) | 773 (32.87) | < 0.0001 |
  Men | 2738 (39.68) | 1579 (67.13) | |
 Age group (years) | |||
  30–40 | 1803 (26.13) | 612 (26.02) | 0.0004 |
  41–50 | 2001 (29.00) | 584 (24.83) | |
  51–60 | 1944 (28.17) | 718 (30.53) | |
  61–70 | 1153 (16.71) | 438 (18.62) | |
 Waist-hip ratio | |||
  Normal (men < 0.9; women < 0.85) | 4048 (58.66) | 960 (40.82) | < 0.0001 |
  Abnormal (men ≥ 0.9; women ≥ 0.85) | 2853 (41.34) | 1392 (59.18) | |
 Body fat (%) | |||
  Normal (men < 25; women < 30) | 3953 (57.28) | 987 (41.96) | < 0.0001 |
  Abnormal (men ≥ 25; women ≥ 30) | 2948 (42.72) | 1365 (58.04) | |
 Cigarette smoking status | |||
  Never | 5564 (80.63) | 1607 (68.32) | < 0.0001 |
  Former | 695 (10.07) | 388 (16.50) | |
  Current | 642 (9.30) | 357 (15.18) | |
 Coffee consumption | |||
  No | 4613 (66.85) | 1569 (66.71) | 0.9036 |
  Yes | 2288 (33.15) | 783 (33.29) | |
 Tea consumption | |||
  No | 4506 (65.29) | 1322 (56.21) | < 0.0001 |
  Yes | 2395 (34.71) | 1030 (43.79) | |
 Exercise | |||
  No | 3991 (57.83) | 1370 (58.25) | 0.7241 |
  Yes | 2910 (42.17) | 982 (41.75) | |
 Diet status | |||
  Non-vegetarian | 6208 (89.96) | 2174 (92.43) | < 0.0001 |
  Former vegetarian | 321 (4.65) | 108 (4.59) | |
  Vegan | 372 (5.39) | 70 (2.98) | |
 Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dL) | |||
  Normal (≤ 20) | 6653 (96.41) | 2187 (92.98) | < 0.0001 |
  Abnormal (> 20) | 248 (3.59) | 165 (7.02) |  |
 Creatinine (mg/dL) | |||
  Normal (men < 1.4; women < 1.2) | 6885 (99.77) | 2303 (97.92) | < 0.0001 |
  Abnormal (men ≥ 1.4; women ≥ 1.2) | 16 (0.23) | 49 (2.08) | |
Continuous variables | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD |  |
 HDL-C (mg/dL) | 54.96 ± 13.19 | 47.42 ± 11.17 | < 0.0001 |
 LDL-C (mg/dL) | 118.70 ± 30.91 | 126.30 ± 32.91 | < 0.0001 |
 Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 103.60 ± 75.71 | 155.10 ± 123.10 | < 0.0001 |