Table 2 Associations between hyperuricemia and knee synovial abnormalities on ultrasound
Synovial abnormalities | Hyperuricemia | |
|---|---|---|
No | Yes | |
Knee synovial abnormality* | Â | Â |
 No, number of knees (%) | 3,747 (65.6) | 696 (63.2) |
 Yes, number of knees (%) | 1,961 (34.4) | 406 (36.8) |
 Crude OR (95% CI) | 1.00 (reference) | 1.11 (0.95, 1.30) |
 Adjusted OR (95% CI)†| 1.00 (reference) | 1.21 (1.02, 1.43) |
Synovial hypertrophy | Â | Â |
 No, number of knees (%) | 5,118 (89.7) | 948 (86.0) |
 Yes, number of knees (%) | 590 (10.3) | 154 (14.0) |
 Crude OR (95% CI) | 1.00 (reference) | 1.41 (1.13, 1.75) |
 Adjusted OR (95% CI)†| 1.00 (reference) | 1.33 (1.05, 1.68) |
Joint effusion | Â | Â |
 No, number of knees (%) | 3,865 (67.7) | 721 (65.4) |
 Yes, number of knees (%) | 1,843 (32.3) | 381 (34.6) |
 Crude OR (95% CI) | 1.00 (reference) | 1.11 (0.94, 1.30) |
 Adjusted OR (95% CI)†| 1.00 (reference) | 1.21 (1.02, 1.44) |
Power Doppler signal | Â | Â |
 No, number of knees (%) | 5,564 (97.5) | 1,056 (95.8) |
 Yes, number of knees (%) | 144 (2.5) | 46 (4.2) |
 Crude OR (95% CI) | 1.00 (reference) | 1.68 (1.16, 2.45) |
 Adjusted OR (95% CI)†| 1.00 (reference) | 1.40 (0.92, 2.13) |