“…In this population-based cohort study with 9.94-year follow-up, the HLS, a composite healthy lifestyle measure of smoking, alcohol consumption, physical activity, diet, and body composition, was inversely associated with the risk of T2DM, and such association was partially Table 3 Adjusted HR for association between baseline SUA and T2DM Model 1: adjusted for age, sex, healthy lifestyle scores (continuous), family history of diabetes, family history of hypertension, prevalence of hypertension, use of antihypertensive medication, and use of lipid-lowing medication Model 2: Model1 + TG (mmol/L), HDL-C (mmol/L), and FPG (mmol/L) # sex-specific quartile of baseline SUA:74-, 312-, 363-, 423-768 µmol/L for male, 74-, 231-, 271-, 317-859 µmol/L for female * Hyperuricemia was defined as SUA ≥ 420 µmol/L for men and SUA ≥ 360 µmol/L for women HR, hazard ratio; SUA, serum uric acid; T2DM, type 2 diabetes mellitus; CI, confidence interval; SD, standard deviation There has been preponderant evidence on the impact of individual lifestyle behaviors. For example, there is evidence that SUA is linked to dietary factors [31,32], and adiposity and alcohol consumption are associated with a higher SUA [33]. Mean change in BMI, but not in WC, was statistically significantly associated with change in SUA over a 1-year follow-up in males [34].…”