From: The association between the thyroid feedback quantile-based index and serum uric acid in U.S. adults
TFQIFT4 quartiles | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | P value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Male | 50.91 | 48.94 | 51.69 | 52.15 | 0.673 |
 Female | 49.09 | 51.06 | 48.31 | 47.85 |  |
 Age | 42.84 (41.98,43.70) | 44.48 (43.19,45.77) | 47.38 (46.00,48.76) | 50.36 (49.17,51.56) |  < 0.001 |
Race/ethnicity (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Mexican American | 8.8 | 7.81 | 7.34 | 8.29 |  < 0.001 |
 Other Hispanic | 5.92 | 5.09 | 4.72 | 4.27 |  |
 Non-Hispanic White | 62.86 | 71.2 | 73.85 | 74.25 |  |
 Non-Hispanic Black | 17.18 | 11.59 | 8.07 | 6.38 |  |
 Other race | 5.24 | 4.31 | 6.02 | 6.8 |  |
Blood pressure | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Systolic blood pressure | 120 (119,122) | 121 (119,122) | 123 (121,124) | 125 (123,126) |  < 0.001 |
 Diastolic blood pressure | 70 (70,72) | 71 (70,72) | 72 (71,72) | 72 (71,73) | 0.232 |
Smoking status (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Never | 49.46 | 52.34 | 52.9 | 54.68 | 0.022 |
 Current | 26.5 | 23.59 | 21.22 | 18.26 |  |
 Former | 24.05 | 24.07 | 25.88 | 27.06 |  |
Alcohol (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.062 |
 Never | 21.57 | 22.35 | 23.75 | 26.14 |  |
 Occasionally/a lot | 78.43 | 77.65 | 76.25 | 73.86 |  |
 Body mass index (kg/m2) | 28.32 (27.93,28.70) | 28.07 (27.46,28.68) | 29.33 (28.88,29.78) | 29.15 (28.67,29.63) |  < 0.001 |
 Physical activity (min) | 308 (292,325) | 340 (322,358) | 350 (332,368) | 354 (336,371) |  < 0.001 |
Heart failure (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.143 |
 No | 98.63 | 98.48 | 98.1 | 97.34 |  |
 Yes | 1.37 | 1.52 | 1.9 | 2.66 |  |
Coronary heart disease (%) |  |  |  |  |  < 0.001 |
 No | 97.46 | 98.72 | 96.66 | 94.89 |  |
 Yes | 2.54 | 1.28 | 3.34 | 5.11 |  |
Stroke (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.034 |
 No | 97.05 | 98.05 | 98.11 | 96.29 |  |
 Yes | 2.95 | 1.95 | 1.89 | 3.71 |  |
Diabetes (%) |  |  |  |  |  < 0.001 |
 No | 94.67 | 93.19 | 91.47 | 89.04 |  |
 Yes | 5.33 | 6.81 | 8.53 | 10.96 |  |