GPT and gout: In the overall male gout patients, we noticed a significant positive relationship between LDL-C levels and SUA/SCr (β = 0.55, 95% CI 0.37–0.73, P < 0.001); meanwhile, other variables that significantly correlated with SUA/SCr were age, BMI, FPG, TG, TC, eGFR, ALT and hypertension.