Normal uric acid (n = 165)

High uric acid (n = 35)

p value

Age (years)

60 - 70

73 (88.9%)

9 (11.1%)

0.005

70 - 80

82 (82.9%)

17 (17.1%)

>80

10 (52.0%)

9 (48.0%)

Gender

Females

101 (84.9%)

18 (15.1%)

0.321

Males

64 (79.0%)

17 (21.0%)

Education ≤ 12 years

84 (78.5%)

23 (21.5%)

0.428

Education > 12 years

81 (87.1%)

12 (12.9%)

Marital status

Single

37 (86.0%)

6 (14.0%)

0.818

Married

128 (81.5%)

29 (18.5%)

W.C in males (cm) (mean ± SD)

104.6 ± 12.7

112.9 ± 16.6

0.001

W.C in females (cm) (mean ± SD)

100.6 ± 11.9

106.2 ± 13.4

0.007

BMI (Kg/m2)

26.9 ± 7.1

30.9 ± 9.8

0.002

Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)

136.36 ± 17.85

152.78 ± 19.85

0.001

Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)

77.95 ± 11.30

81.65 ± 10.57

0.030

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

140.2 ± 65.9

157.0 ± 45.5

<0.001

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

189.0 ± 32.8

190.1 ± 31.9

0.251

HDL (mg/dL)

43.1 ± 10.8

42.9 ± 9.8

0.003

LDL (mg/dL)

115.5 ± 27.9

120.1 ± 26.2

0.073

Fasting blood sugar (mg/dL)

91.4 ± 12.0

109.2 ± 17.8

0.001

Serum creatinine (mg/dL)

0.8 ± 0.1

0.9 ± 0.3

<0.001

Metabolic syndrome positive

33 (62.3%)

20 (37.7%)

0.000

IHD

28 (63.6%)

16 (36.4%)

0.010

Stroke

26 (57.8%)

19 (42.2%)

0.009