Prospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2020.
World J Gastroenterol. Nov 28, 2020; 26(44): 7061-7075
Published online Nov 28, 2020. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i44.7061
Table 2 Baseline characteristic stratified by gender
Male
Female
GroupQuartile 1Quartile 2Quartile 3Quartile 4Quartile 1Quartile 2Quartile 3Quartile 4
SUA level (mg/dL)(1.50, 5.13)(5.13, 5.87)(5.87, 6.69)(6.69, 17.90)(1.50, 3.77)(3.77, 4.42)(4.42, 5.18)(5.18, 12.90)
Number5134951445513645144859639596275987259718
Mean age (SD)56.90 (8.23)56.90 (8.23)57.00 (8.17)57.30 (8.13)54.60 (8.18)56.00 (8.05)57.20 (7.83)58.90 (7.33)
White European48082 (93.6%)48342 (94.0%)48405 (94.2%)48480 (94.2%)56435 (94.6%)56437 (94.7%)56340 (94.1%)55787 (93.4%)
Current smokers7983 (15.5%)6579 (12.8%)5816 (11.3%)5377 (10.5%)5759 (9.7%)5412 (9.1%)5138 (8.6%)4958 (8.3%)
Alcohol intake
Over four times a week23146 (45.1%)25543 (49.6%)27432 (53.4%)29611 (57.5%)20964 (35.1%)22423 (37.6%)22866 (38.2%)21408 (35.8%)
Once or twice a week13636 (26.6%)13770 (26.8%)13308 (25.9%)12478 (24.3%)15822 (26.5%)15714 (26.4%)15444 (25.8%)14412 (24.1%)
One to three times a month5297 (10.3%)4919 (9.6%)4300 (8.4%)3749 (7.3%)8141 (13.7%)7837 (13.1%)7669 (12.8%)7520 (12.6%)
Seldom or never9124 (17.8%)7098 (13.8%)6203 (12.0%)5500 (10.7%)14598 (24.5%)13546 (22.7%)13761 (23.0%)16226 (27.2%)
Fruit and vegetable intake
Yes16819 (32.8%)16373 (31.8%)15863 (30.9%)15126 (29.4%)26202 (43.9%)26292 (44.1%)25919 (43.3%)24867 (41.6%)
No34326 (66.8%)34910 (67.9%)35318 (68.8%)36183 (70.3%)33328 (55.9%)33228 (55.7%)33826 (56.5%)34704 (58.1%)
Physical activity
High19424 (37.8%)19002 (36.9%)18382 (35.8%)17317 (33.7%)19204 (32.2%)18936 (31.8%)18096 (30.2%)15541 (26.0%)
Low7605 (14.8%)7864 (15.3%)8360 (16.3%)9204 (17.9%)7781 (13.0%)8103 (13.6%)8586 (14.3%)9957 (16.7%)
Moderate16226 (31.6%)16580 (32.2%)16858 (32.8%)16777 (32.6%)20402 (34.2%)20063 (33.6%)19842 (33.1%)19482 (32.6%)
Annual household income
Less than £1800010135 (19.7%)8851 (17.2%)8622 (16.8%)9477 (18.4%)10830 (18.2%)10982 (18.4%)11999 (20.0%)14185 (23.8%)
£18000 to £3099911380 (22.2%)11083 (21.5%)11039 (21.5%)10931 (21.2%)12249 (20.5%)12676 (21.3%)13038 (21.8%)13620 (22.8%)
£31000 to £5199912024 (23.4%)12537 (24.4%)12538 (24.4%)12138 (23.6%)13368 (22.4%)13137 (22.0%)12663 (21.2%)11329 (19.0%)
£52000 to £1000009559 (18.6%)10489 (20.4%)10708 (20.8%)10307 (20.0%)10844 (18.2%)10200 (17.1%)9238 (15.4%)7211 (12.1%)
Greater than £1000002471 (4.8%)2874 (5.6%)3002 (5.8%)2921 (5.7%)2839 (4.8%)2704 (4.5%)2397 (4.0%)1748 (2.9%)
College or university degree18240 (35.5%)18096 (35.2%)17459 (34.0%)15895 (30.9%)21019 (35.2%)20036 (33.6%)18344 (30.6%)15547 (26.0%)
Family history of cancer17522 (34.1%)17651 (34.3%)17911 (34.9%)17933 (34.9%)20375 (34.2%)20767 (34.8%)21329 (35.6%)22030 (36.9%)
Mean BMI, kg/m2 (SD)26.30 (3.90)27.30 (3.87)28.20 (3.99)29.60 (4.41)24.60 (3.82)25.90 (4.29)27.40 (4.82)30.30 (5.79)