Variables

Univariate Hazard Ratio of Uric Acid  in
Low Risk Subgroup
n                  HR (95% CI)                       p value

Nonobese patients
(BMI <27 kg/m2)

17

1.11 (0.14-8.72)

0.915

No family history

15

1.96 (0.43-8.79)

0.379

No history of hypertension

9

0.92 (0.33-2.55)

0.877

No history of diabetes

14

0.38 (0.11-1.29)

0.123

No history of smoking

10

1.94 (0.65-5.81)

0.231

No dyslipidemia

6

 3.86 (1.06-14.04)

             0.040

No renal failure (creatinine <1.5mg/dl)

14

1.55 (0.43-5.55)

0.496

Cox regression was performed entering only uric acid >7.3 mg/dl as 1 variable. The variables were tested for presence or absence unless stated otherwise.
BMI=body mass index, n indicates number of patients