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Table 3 Distribution of SUA levels according to age strata in reference and all sample for men and women

From: Reference range of serum uric acid and prevalence of hyperuricemia: a cross-sectional study from baseline data of ELSA-Brasil cohort

Age, in years

Men

Women

Reference sample

All sample

Reference sample

All sample

% (N = 4624)

SUA* median [P25–P75]a

P2.5–97.5

SUA* ≥ 6, % (95% CI)b

SUA* ≥ 7, % (95% CI)c

% (N = 6884)

SUA* median [P25–P75]d

P2.5–97.5

SUA* ≥ 6, % (95% CI)e

SUA* ≥ 7, % (95% CI)f

% (N = 5716)

SUA* median (P25–P75)g

P2.5–97.5

SUA* ≥ 6, % (95% CI)h

SUA* ≥ 7, % (95% CI)i

% (N = 8216)

SUA* median (P25–P75)j

P2.5–97.5

SUA* ≥ 6, % (95% CI)k

SUA* ≥ 7, % (95% CI)l

35–39

10.4

6.1 [5.3–6.8]

4.1–8.9

56.3 (51.8–60.8)

21.6 (18.1–25.6)

7.8

6.2 [5.3–6.9]

4.1–9.0

58.5 (54.2–62.7)

24.2 (20.7–28.1)

8.4

4.3 [3.8–5.0]

2.8–6.3

5.2 (3.5–7.7)

0.8 (0.3–2.3)

7.6 (4.3–8.2)

4.3 [3.7–5.1]

2.8–6.4

6.0 (4.3–8.2)

1.0 (0.4–2.2)

40–44

17.9

6.1 [5.4–7.0]

4.1–9.2

55.6 (52.1–59.0)

26.8 (23.8–30.0)

14.9

6.2 [5.5–7.2]

4.1–9.6

59.6 (56.5–62.6)

30.7 (27.9–33.6)

16.7

4.3 [3.7–5.0]

2.7–6.6

7.9 (6.3–9.9)

1.6 (0.9–2.6)

14.1

4.3 [3.8–5.1]

2.7–6.9

9.1 (7.6–11.0)

2.2 (1.5–3.3)

45–49

23.3

6.2 [5.4–7.0]

4.1–9.1

56.5 (53.5–59.5)

27.1 (24.5–29.9)

20.6

6.3 [5.5–7.3]

4.1–9.7

60.8 (58.2–63.3)

32.4 (29.9–34.9)

22.8

4.4 [3.8–5.1]

2.7–6.6

8.1 (6.7–9.7)

1.4 (0.8–2.2)

20.7

4.5 [3.9–5.2]

2.7–7.1

11.0 (9.5–12.6)

2.8 (2.1–3.7)

50–54

18.7

6.1 [5.4–7.1]

4.1–9.2

56.5 (53.1–59.8)

26.9 (24.0–30.0)

18.4

6.3 [5.5–7.3]

4.9–9.7

62.7 (59.9–65.3)

33.1 (30.5–35.8)

20.0

4.6 [4.0–5.4]

2.8–6.9

12.6 (10.8–14.7)

2.5 (1.7–3.6)

19.0

4.8 [4.0–5.6]

2.8–7.3

17.0 (15.2–19.0)

4.5 (3.5–5.7)

55–59

14.8

6.1 [5.3–7.0]

4.0–9.3

55.8 (52.0–59.6)

25.7 (22.5–29.1)

16.2

6.4 [5.5–7.3]

3.9–9.5

61.5 (58.6–64.4)

33.3 (30.5–36.1)

16.7

4.7 [4.0–5.5]

2.9–7.2

15.7 (13.4–18.2)

3.2 (2.2–4.5)

17.6

4.9 [4.1–5.8]

3.0–7.7

21.8 (19.7–24.0)

6.6 (5.4–8.1)

60–64

8.3

6.0 [5.2–6.8]

3.5–9.0

53.5 (48.4–58.6)

22.3 (18.3–26.9)

10.7

6.4 [5.5–7.3]

3.8–10.1

60.8 (57.2–64.3)

33.0 (29.6–36.5)

9.2

4.6 [4.0–5.3]

2.9–7.1

12.9 (10.2–16.1)

3.4 (2.1–5.4)

11.3

4.9 [4.1–5.8]

2.9–7.8

20.6 (18.1–23.4)

7.6 (6.0–9.6)

> 65

6.6

5.9 [5.2–6.7]

4.0–9.2

47.4 (41.7–53.1)

19.6 (15.4–24.6)

11.4

6.3 [5.4–7.3]

4.1–9.3

59.6 (56.1–63.1)

32.9 (29.6–36.3)

6.2

4.8 [4.0–5.5]

3.0–7.4

13.4 (10.2–17.5)

4.2 (2.5–7.0)

9.8

5.1 [4.3–6.0]

3.1–8.0

25.2 (22.2–28.3)

9.5 (7.6–11.8)

Total

100.0

6.1 [5.3–7.0]

4.0–9.2

55.4 (53.9–56.8)

25.3 (24.1–26.6)

100.0

6.3 [5.5–7.3]

4.0–9.6

60.8 (59.6–61.9)

31.9 (30.8–33.0)

100.0

4.5 [3.9–5.3]

2.8–6.9

10.8 (10.0–11.6)

2.2 (1.9–2.7)

100.0

4.7 [4.0–5.5]

2.8–7.5

15.9 (15.1–16.7)

4.8 (4.3–5.3)

  1. Bold denotes the referece ranges
  2. *SUA in mg/100 ml
  3. ap for trend = 0.088, bp for trend = 0.044, cp for trend = 0.200, dp for trend = 0.038, ep for trend = 0.617, fp for trend = 0.006, gp for trend < 0.001, hp for trend < 0.001, ip for trend < 0.001, jp for trend < 0.001, kp for trend < 0.001, lp for trend < 0.001