Table 3 Proportion of all-cause and cardiovascular events in patients according to gender and SUA tertiles

All-cause death, n (%)

262 (50.3)

256 (48.9)

335 (60.9)

<0.001

Cardiovascular death, n (%)

111 (21.3)

99 (18.9)

151 (27.5)

0.003

Men (N=897, 56.3%)

Tertile 1, SUA: <5.9 mg/dL

Tertile 2, SUA: 5.9-7.4 mg/dL

Tertile 3, SUA: >7.4 mg/dL

p value

All-cause death, n (%)

150 (49.0)

156 (52.2)

187 (64.0)

0.001

Cardiovascular death, n (%)

59 (19.3)

57 (19.1)

90 (30.8)

0.001

Women (N=696, 43.7%)

Tertile 1, SUA: <5.1 mg/dL

Tertile 2, SUA: 5.1-6.5 mg/dL

Tertile 3, SUA: >6.5 mg/dL

p value

All-cause death, n (%)

101 (45.3)

122 (51.9)

137 (57.6)

0.031

Cardiovascular death, n (%)

46 (20.6)

52 (22.1)

57 (23.9)

0.691