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Table 2 Odds ratio to present the UA at the higher quartile (UA ♂ > 6.5 mg/dL and ♀ UA > 5 mg/dL) according to body composition

From: Dietary, anthropometric, and biochemical determinants of uric acid in free-living adults

 

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

Body Mass Index (abnormal vs normal)

2.23 (1.32-3.75)*

2.81 (1.5-5.28)*

1.97 (1.41-3.41)*

2.28(1.13-4.6)*

Muscle Mass Index (P25 vs P75)

8.11 (4.52-14.58)*

17.51 (7.98-38.48)*

7.16 (3.6-14.29)*

13.4 (5.21-34.56)*

Waist Circumference (abnormal vs normal)

2.21 (1.39-3.52)*

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1.91 (1.15-3.16)*

1.14 (0.6-2.17)

% body fat (abnormal vs normal)

1.96 (1.22-3.16)*

1.8 (1.03-3.16)*

1.76 (1.04-2.98)*

1.54 (0.81-2.9)

  1. Model 1 – Adjusted for gender, age and other components of body composition analyzed.
  2. Model 2 – Model 1 + Metabolic Syndrome.
  3. Model 3 – Model 1 + c-Reactive Protein, gamma-gt, LDL-c, creatinine, urea and albumin.
  4. Model 4 – Model 3 + HDL-c, triglycerides, hypertension and glucose.
  5. *p < 0.05.
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