Research Article

Higher Atherogenic Index of Plasma Is Associated with Hyperuricemia: A National Longitudinal Study

Table 1

Baseline clinical profiles of participants attending the 2011 CHARLS survey.

Clinical characteristicsTotal participantsQ1Q2Q3Q4
N = 13,021N = 3,275N = 3,236N = 3,246N = 3,264

Age, mean (SD)59.21 (9.71)59.83 (10.10)59.38 (9.91)59.11 (9.52)58.51 (9.26)<0.001
Gender<0.001
 Male5367 (46.6%)1497 (51.9%)1320 (46.0%)1258 (43.6%)1292 (45.0%)
 Female6146 (53.4%)1390 (48.1%)1550 (54.0%)1625 (56.4%)1581 (55.0%)
Marital status0.003
 With spouse present9528 (82.8%)2374 (82.2%)2354 (82.0%)2358 (81.8%)2442 (85.0%)
 Others1985 (17.2%)513 (17.8%)516 (18.0%)525 (18.2%)431 (15.0%)
Cigarette consumption<0.001
 Current smoker3512 (30.5%)982 (34.0%)886 (30.9%)830 (28.8%)814 (28.3%)
 Nonsmoker7026 (61.1%)1660 (57.5%)1760 (61.4%)1823 (63.3%)1783 (62.1%)
 Ever-smoker970 (8.4%)244 (8.5%)222 (7.7%)229 (7.9%)275 (9.6%)
Alcohol consumption<0.001
 Drink more than once a month2870 (24.9%)935 (32.4%)670 (23.4%)620 (21.5%)645 (22.5%)
 Drink less than once a month900 (7.8%)227 (7.9%)229 (8.0%)213 (7.4%)231 (8.0%)
 None of these7736 (67.2%)1724 (59.7%)1969 (68.7%)2048 (71.1%)1995 (69.5%)
Body mass index<0.001
 <18.5 kg/m2669 (6.9%)290 (11.7%)215 (8.8%)121 (5.0%)43 (1.8%)
 ≥18.5 & <24 kg/m25035 (51.9%)1661 (66.8%)1373 (56.3%)1120 (46.4%)881 (37.3%)
 ≥24 & <28 kg/m22851 (29.4%)438 (17.6%)652 (26.7%)824 (34.1%)937 (39.7%)
 ≥28 kg/m21148 (11.8%)99 (4.0%)199 (8.2%)348 (14.4%)502 (21.2%)
Nap0.004
 No5154 (46.7%)1347 (48.5%)1300 (47.2%)1298 (47.2%)1209 (43.8%)
 Yes5889 (53.3%)1432 (51.5%)1455 (52.8%)1451 (52.8%)1551 (56.2%)
Sleep duration0.30
 <6 hours5548 (50.6%)1422 (51.4%)1386 (50.7%)1405 (51.6%)1335 (48.7%)
 6–8 hours4486 (40.9%)1118 (40.4%)1105 (40.4%)1088 (40.0%)1175 (42.9%)
 >8 hours928 (8.5%)226 (8.2%)243 (8.9%)229 (8.4%)230 (8.4%)
Low-density lipoprotein<0.001
 <120 mg/dL6586 (57.3%)1894 (65.6%)1551 (54.0%)1396 (48.4%)1745 (61.2%)
 ≥120 mg/dL4905 (42.7%)992 (34.4%)1319 (46.0%)1486 (51.6%)1108 (38.8%)
Total cholesterol<0.001
 <200 mg/dL6991 (60.7%)1934 (67.0%)1850 (64.5%)1711 (59.4%)1496 (52.1%)
 ≥200 mg/dL4519 (39.3%)952 (33.0%)1019 (35.5%)1171 (40.6%)1377 (47.9%)
Depression3980 (38.1%)1039 (39.7%)982 (37.8%)1003 (38.5%)956 (36.5%)0.12
Arthritis4032 (35.0%)979 (33.9%)1004 (35.0%)1057 (36.7%)992 (34.5%)0.15
Digestive diseases2659 (23.1%)729 (25.3%)679 (23.7%)650 (22.5%)601 (20.9%)0.001
Renal diseases772 (6.7%)205 (7.1%)184 (6.4%)188 (6.5%)195 (6.8%)0.73
Hepatic diseases451 (3.9%)117 (4.1%)101 (3.5%)117 (4.1%)116 (4.0%)0.66

N: number; Q: quartile; CHARLS: China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study.