Table 4

Hyperuricemia rates (%) by fructose, alcohol, and fiber intakes*

Fructose intakes

Intake quartiles

Intake quartiles, Weighted data

1

2

3

4

1

2

3

4

Added all fructose (g/d)

16.07

16.09

13.61

14.8

15.69

16.02

14.2

15.79

All fructose (g/d)

18.15

15.22

12.94

14.27

17.65

14.91

13.62

15.58

Added all fructose (%E)

17.21

14.71

13.25

15.42

16.47

15.6

13.37

16.24

All fructose (%E)

18.23

14.19

12.99

15.16

18.09

14.2

13.56

15.66

Alcohol and fiber intakes

Intake level or quartile

Intake level or quartile, Weighted data

1

2

3

4

1

2

3

4

Alcohol

13.82

12.47

19.84

23.35

14.49

11.31

17.81

22.25

Fiber (g/1000 kcal)

19.1

15.31

14.24

11.97

18.98

16.33

14.04

11.71

* Using uric acid concentration cut-off values, >7 and >6 mg/dl, as definitions of hyperuricemia for men and women, respectively

Sun et al. Nutrition & Metabolism 2010 7:16   doi:10.1186/1743-7075-7-16