Table 1

Characteristics of the study participants at baseline

Total
(n=3628)
Hyperuricaemia
(n=649)
Normouricaemia
(n=2979)
SMD for hyperuricaemia versus normouricaemia
Sex0.223
 Women, n (%)2024 (55.8)303 (46.7)1721 (57.8)
 Men, n (%)1604 (44.2)346 (53.3)1258 (42.2)
Age, years (mean±SD)63.7±9.365.8±9.863.2±9.10.274
BMI, kg/m2 (mean±SD)23.9±3.524.6±4.023.8±3.40.224
Serum urate, μmol/L (mean±SD)315.2±89.7455.2±71.7284.6±59.02.810
Smoking status (%)0.227
 Non-smoker64.555.866.3
 Ex-smoker4.56.94.0
 Current smoker31.037.329.7
Alcohol drinking (%)0.163
 Non-drinker54.249.155.2
 Ex-drinker11.315.410.5
 Current drinker34.535.534.3
History of hand injury (%)6.65.46.90.064
Diabetes (%)7.510.07.00.109
Hypertension (%)49.459.547.20.248
  • BMI, body mass index; SMD, standardised mean difference.