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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population

From: Impaired pulmonary function increases the risk of gout: evidence from a large cohort study in the UK Biobank

 

Normal

(N = 328,954)

PRISm

(N = 55,365)

COPD

(N = 35,683)

P-value

Age (y)

57 (49–62)

58 (50–63)

61 (55–65)

 < 0.001

Sex (%)

   

 < 0.001

 Female

191,079 (58.1%)

25,594 (46.2%)

14,704 (41.2%)

 

 Male

37,875 (41.9%)

29,771 (53.8%)

20,979 (58.8%)

 

BMI (%)

   

 < 0.001

 Underweight

111,064 (33.8%)

11,975 (21.6%)

11,472 (32.1%)

 

 Normal

1443 (0.4%)

225 (0.4%)

358 (1.0%)

 

 Overweight

216,213 (65.7%)

43,043 (77.7%)

23,798 (66.7%)

 

Townsend score (%)

   

 < 0.001

 1 (least deprived)

87,743 (26.7%)

11,432 (20.6%)

7346 (20.6%)

 

 2

85,857 (26.1%)

11,955 (21.6%)

7771 (21.8%)

 

 3

82,741 (25.2%)

13,548 (24.5%)

8736 (24.5%)

 

 4 (most deprived)

72,197 (21.9%)

18,354 (33.2%)

11,794 (33.1%)

 

Smoking (%)

   

 < 0.001

 Never

190,713 (58.0%)

29,508 (53.3%)

13,577 (38.0%)

 

 Previous

110,591 (33.6%)

18,561 (33.5%)

13,726 (38.5%)

 

 Current

26,401 (8.0%)

6808 (12.3%)

8078 (22.6%)

 

Drink (%)

   

 < 0.001

 Never

22,300 (6.8%)

7290 (13.2%)

3583 (10.0%)

 

 Occasions

73,079 (22.2%)

14,354 (25.9%)

7840 (22.0%)

 

 Frequent

233,136 (70.9%)

33,431 (60.4%)

24,115 (67.6%)

 

Activity (%)

   

 < 0.001

 Normal

40,567 (12.3%)

8057 (14.6%)

4612 (12.9%)

 

 Low

137,464 (41.8%)

21,274 (38.4%)

13,582 (38.1%)

 

 High

80,924 (24.6%)

11,354 (20.5%)

8167 (22.9%)

 

Fish consumption (%)

   

 < 0.001

 Low

158,230 (48.1%)

27,419 (49.5%)

17,392 (48.7%)

 

 High

170,512 (51.8%)

27,801 (50.2%)

18,226 (51.1%)

 

Meat consumption (%)

   

 < 0.001

 Low

81,702 (24.8%)

12,251 (22.1%)

7175 (20.1%)

 

 Medium

129,673 (39.4%)

21,271 (38.4%)

13,747 (38.5%)

 

 High

116,941 (35.5%)

21,407 (38.7%)

14,561 (40.8%)

 

Comorbidities (%)

    

 Hypertension

158,899 (48.3%)

33,816 (61.1%)

21,600 (60.5%)

 < 0.001

 Diabetes

10,179 (3.1%)

5496 (9.9%)

2321 (6.5%)

 < 0.001

 CVD

10,273 (3.1%)

4278 (7.7%)

2803 (7.9%)

 < 0.001

 CKD

7753 (2.4%)

1583 (2.9%)

949 (2.7%)

 < 0.001

 Asthma

27,294 (8.3%)

7286 (13.2%)

9893 (27.7%)

 < 0.001

FVC Pred (%)

100.39 (92.53–109.31)

75.79 (69.40–80.65)

84.17 (74.99–91.30)

 < 0.001

FEV1 Pred (%)

98.19 (90.44–106.90)

73.58 (67.72–77.24)

67.57(58.10–74.19)

 < 0.001

FEV1/FVC

0.78 (0.75–0.81)

0.76 (0.73–0.80)

0.64 (0.59–0.67)

 < 0.001

  1. Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, FEV1 forced expiratory volume in 1 s, FVC forced vital capacity, PRISm preserved ratio impaired spirometry, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, CVD cardiovascular disease, CKD chronic kidney disease