Cardiology Research, ISSN 1923-2829 print, 1923-2837 online, Open Access
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Original Article

Volume 3, Number 2, April 2012, pages 80-86

The Effects of Lowering Uric Acid Levels Using Allopurinol on Components of Metabolic Syndrome

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Scatterplot with a least squares regression line for LDL-C and uric acid.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Scatterplot with a least squares regression line for HDL-C and uric acid.
Figure 3.
Figure 3. Scatterplot with a least squares regression line for triglycerides and uric acid.
Figure 4.
Figure 4. Scatterplot with a least squares regression line for total cholesterol and uric acid.

Tables

Table 1. Demographic Information for the Study Sample
 
All measurement given in mg/dL.
Gender (n, %)
  Females3147.0
  Males3553.0
Age (y, SD)6613.95
Ethnicity (n, %)
  African American3857.6
  Caucasian2537.9
  Hispanic34.5
Uric Acid (mean, SD)7.542.31
HDL-C (mean, SD)45.2311.01
LDL-C (mean, SD)102.2837.23
Total Cholesterol (mean, SD)186.9443.12
Triglycerides (mean, SD)195.12127.80

 

Table 2. Spearman Correlations With Corresponding Bootstrapped 95% Confidence Intervals Between Lipids and Uric Acid
 
VariableSpearman Correlation95% Confidence Interval
Total Cholesterol0.2930.004 - 0.580
Triglycerides0.264-0.177 - 0.487
HDL-0.211-0.585 - 0.242
LDL0.192-0.149 - 0.596
All lipid variables combined0.418-0.102 - 0.807