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. 2010 Dec 22;13(3):178–188. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-7176.2010.00406.x

Table II.

 Circulating Biomarkers of Vascular Function: Bivariate Analysis

Biomarkers Control (n=20) Gout (n=20) P Value
CRP, mg/dL 0.2±0.16 1±2.3 .01
Tissue factor, pg/mL 20.9±16 27.7±14.5 .31
ICAM‐1, pg/mL 169.2±34.4 188.3±53.6 .18
VCAM‐1, pg/mL 504.6±100 575.5±174.6 .18
MCP‐1, pg/mL 366.9±196 458.3±187.7 .14
IL‐6, pg/mL 1.84±2.7 6.44±15 .34
PAI‐1/TPA ratio 15.97±15.2 12.8±9.3 .7
Circulating apoptotic endothelial cells, cells/mL of blood 1429±2481.3 1407.8±2183.7 .37
Endothelial progenitor cells, cells/mL of blood 298.7±557.2 406.9±539.7 .24

Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation unless otherwise indicated. Abbreviations: CRP, C‐reactive protein; ICAM‐1, intracellular adhesion molecule‐1; IL, interleukin; MCP‐1, monocyte chemoattractant protein‐1; PAI‐1, plasminogen activator inhibitor‐1; TPA, tissue plasminogen activator; VCAM‐1, vascular cellular adhesion molecule‐1.