Table 2 Mean values of serum uric acid (mg/dl) in children and adolescents with and without metabolic abnormalities
Whole sample (N = 1364) | p value | Children (N = 560) | p value | Adolescents (N = 804) | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Normal Total cholesterol (N = 1112) | High Total cholesterol (N = 252) | Normal Total cholesterol (N = 452) | High Total cholesterol (N = 108) | Normal Total cholesterol (N = 660) | High Total cholesterol (N = 144) | |||
5.2 ± 1.4 | 5.2 ± 1.2 | 0.7 | 4.7 ± 1.0 | 4.8 ± 0.9 | 0.6 | 5.5 ± 1.5 | 5.5 ± 1.3 | 0.7 |
Normal triglycerides (N = 1277) | High triglycerides (N = 87) | Normal triglycerides (N = 518) | High triglycerides (N = 42) | Normal triglycerides (N = 759) | High triglycerides (N = 45) | |||
4.9 ± 1.4 | 5.3 ± 1.3 | <0.003 | 4.4 ± 1.0 | 4.8 ± 1.0 | 0.03 | 5.3 ± 1.5 | 5.8 ± 1.3 | 0.9 |
Normal HDL-cholesterol (N = 1214) | Low HDL-cholesterol (N = 150) | Normal HDL-cholesterol (N = 516) | Low HDL-cholesterol (N = 44) | Normal HDL-cholesterol (N = 699) | Low HDL-cholesterol (N = 105) | |||
5.0 ± 1.4 | 5.5 ± 1.4 | <0.001 | 4.6 ± 1.1 | 4.9 ± 0.9 | 0.03 | 5.3 ± 1.5 | 5.8 ± 1.5 | 0.02 |
Insulin sensitive (N = 1155) | Insulin resistant (N = 209) | Insulin sensitive (N = 519) | Insulin resistant (N = 41) | Insulin sensitive (N = 636) | Insulin resistant (N = 168) | |||
5.1 ± 1.3 | 5.7 ± 1.7 | <0.001 | 4.7 ± 1.0 | 5 ± 1.3 | 0.5 | 5.5 ± 1.5 | 6 ± 1.7 | 0.5 |
NFG (N = 1323) | IFG (N = 41) | NFG (N = 547) | IFG (N = 13) | NFG (N = 776) | IFG (N = 28) | |||
5.2 ± 1.4 | 5.4 ± 1.3 | 0.4 | 4.7 ± 1.0 | 4.4 ± 0.9 | 0.4 | 5.5 ± 1.5 | 5.7 ± 1.3 | 0.9 |
NGT (N = 1311) | IGT (N = 53) | NGT (N = 548) | IGT (N = 12) | NGT (N = 763) | IGT (N = 41) | |||
5.1 ± 1.2 | 6.09 ± 1.4 | <0.0001 | 4.7 ± 1.0 | 5.3 ± 1.1 | 0.05 | 5.4 ± 1.3 | 6.2 ± 1.5 | 0.002 |