Table 2 Characteristics of bipolar patients with metabolic syndrome and hyperuricemia
From: Association between hyperuricemia and metabolic syndrome in patients suffering from bipolar disorder
Variable | Metabolic syndrome | Hyperuricemia | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (n = 135) | No (n = 183) | p | Yes (n = 86) | No (n = 232) | p | |
Age (years) | 44.1 (12.5) | 35.4 (12.6) | < 0.001 | 40.5 (13.4) | 38.6 (13.0) | 0.265 |
Male, n (%) | 67 (49.6) | 83 (45.4) | 0.450 | 50 (56.8) | 100 (43.5) | 0.033 |
Education (years) | 11.5 (3.6) | 12.10 (3.4) | 0.104 | 11.4 (3.2) | 12.0 (3.5) | 0.150 |
Smoker, n (%) | 42 (31.1) | 44 (24.0) | 0.161 | 26 (29.5) | 60 (26.1) | 0.534 |
Married, n (%) | 83 (61.5) | 92 (50.3) | 0.047 | 47 (53.4) | 128 (55.7) | 0.719 |
Illness duration (year) | 15.9 (11.3) | 9.9 (9.3) | < 0.001 | 14.25 (10.6) | 11.9 (10.6) | 0.013 |
Over weight, n (%) | 85 (63.0) | 60 (32.8) | < 0.001 | 52 (59.1) | 93 (40.4) | 0.003 |
Illness episode, n (%) | Â | Â | 0.012 | Â | Â | 0.001 |
 Manic/hypomanic | 91 (67.4) | 104 (56.8) |  | 68 (77.3) | 127 (55.2) |  |
 Depressive | 31 (23.0) | 69 (37.7) |  | 14 (15.9) | 86 (37.4) |  |
 Mixed | 5(3.7) | 1 (0.5) |  | 3 (3.4) | 3 (1.3) |  |
 Euthymic | 8(5.9) | 9(4.9) |  | 3 (3.4) | 14 (6.1) |  |
BPD type II, n (%) | 9 (6.7) | 12 (6.6) | 0.969 | 6 (6.8) | 15 (6.5) | 0.924 |
Antipsychotics use, n (%) | 120 (88.9) | 135 (73.8) | 0.001 | 72 (81.8) | 183 (79.6) | 0.652 |
CPZ equivalents (mg/d) | 344.7 (205.9) | 297.7 (248.1) | 0.030 | 3602 (209.8) | 307.0 (236.1) | 0.081 |
Mood stabilizer use, n (%) | 118 (87.4) | 144 (78.7) | 0.044 | 74 (84.1) | 188 (81.7) | 0.662 |