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- Title
The association of anthropometry indices with gout in Taiwanese men.
- Authors
Wen-Yu Lin; Chia-Chi Lung; Ting-Sung Liu; Zhi-Hong Jian; Pei-Chieh Ko; Jing-Yang Huang; Chien-Chang Ho; Shih-Chang Chen; Yi-Chen Chiang; Yung-Po Liaw
- Abstract
Background: To examine the association of anthropometry indices with gout and to compare the performance of indices to predict gout in Taiwanese men. Methods: There were 1443 male subjects aged more than 20 years who participated in the Nutrition and Health Survey in Taiwan (NAHSIT, 1993-1996). Anthropometric evaluation consisted of weight, height, hip and waist circumference (WC) with later body mass index (BMI), waist to height (WHtR) and waist to hip (WHR) estimations. We conducted 4 logistic models to determine the relationships between anthropometric indices and gout. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve were used to compare the predictive performance and to identify the optimal cut-off points, sensitivity and specificity of these indices for gout in men. Results: After controlling for other covariables, the adjusted odds ratios for the mid and top tertiles of WHtR were 2.55 (95% CI: 1.16, 5.59) and 3.01 (95% CI: 1.13, 7.99), respectively, but no linear association was found for BMI, WHR and WC. In ROC curve, the greatest area under curve was 0.684 for WHtR and the cut-off point of WHtR was 0.57. Conclusions: WHtR had a significant linear association with gout in Taiwanese men and was superior to BMI, WHR and WC.
- Subjects
TAIWAN; ANTHROPOMETRY; GOUT; INTERVIEWING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVEYS; RECEIVER operating characteristic curves
- Publication
BMC Endocrine Disorders, 2013, Vol 13, Issue 1, p30
- ISSN
1472-6823
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/1472-6823-13-30