Table 2. Levels of C-reactive protein and sP-selectin at study start, after 18 months and at study end in the placebo group, and in the active treatment group.

	CRP baseline (mg/mL)	CRP 18 months (mg/mL)	CRP 48 months (mg/mL9	sP-selectin baseline (ng/ml)	sP-selectin 18 months (ng/mL)	sP-selectin 48 months (ng/mL)
Placebo group, mean (SD)	4.84 (12.0)	3.69 (3.7)	5.05 (6.2)	56.6 (26.3	57.9 (24.8)	72.3 (35.9)
Active treatment, mean (SD)	4.06 (11.7)	2.61 (3.2)	2.07 (2.3)	55.9 (22.4)	54.5 (21.1)	58.0 (19.2)

Note: CRP: C-reactive protein.