Table 2.

Change from baseline according to treatment group

Variable	Placebo (n=41)	Allopurinol (n=39)	P Value
Serum urate, mg/dl	0.05±1.54	−3.24±1.35	<0.001
BA-FMD, % Δ	0.2±4.1	0.9±3.9	0.47
NMD, % Δ	−1.3±5.3	0.9±6.1	0.14
Systolic BP, mmHg	−1.63±15.51	−1.70±17.52	0.85
Diastolic BP, mmHg	−0.97±11.8	0.97±10.8	0.51
CRP, mg/L	0.70±3.4	0.42±9.5	0.78
IL-6, pg/ml	0.15±3.1	0.37±2.7	0.75
MCP-1, pg/ml	−4.7±45.8	3.6±36.7	0.47
Ox-LDL, U/L	−0.08±11.8	−2.97±16.4	0.19

Value are expressed as absolute change from baseline±SD. BA-FMD % Δ, % change in BA-FMD; NMD % Δ, % change in NMD.