Table 2.

The baseline characteristics of the FAS population of the three groups of patients

Characteristic		YWF	YWF + gypsum	Allopurinol	F value
Age (years)		45.33 ± 9.86	46.13 ± 10.75	49.21 ± 9.47	1.00
Gout history (months)		39.42 ± 29.00	55.25 ± 36.58	42.96 ± 32.38	1.54
sUA (μmol/L)		562.29 ± 108.29	585.46 ± 100.06	618.00 ± 114.27	1.62
Urine urate (mmol/24 h)		7.80 ± 0.37	7.79 ± 0.33	7.78 ± 0.31	0.01
CRP (mg/L)		13.13 ± 2.63	14.03 ± 3.40	13.15 ± 1.13	0.33
ESR (mm/h)		8.96 ± 4.99	8.79 ± 3.16	9.88 ± 6.96	0.29
SF-36 scale	BP	25.00 ± 14.52	31.71 ± 11.74	26.96 ± 9.54	1.95
	RP	27.08 ± 23.22	22.92 ± 19.39	25.00 ± 23.31	0.21
	PF	78.96 ± 7.07	81.04 ± 9.44	77.50 ± 10.11	0.95
	VT	73.13 ± 7.91	75.83 ± 9.85	75.42 ± 9.20	0.63
	SF	41.15 ± 22.87	43.23 ± 17.28	42.71 ± 20.16	0.07
	RE	19.43 ± 21.79	26.38 ± 24.04	24.99 ± 22.52	0.95
	GH	64.79 ± 13.95	66.04 ± 12.70	59.71 ± 14.43	1.44
	MH	43.67 ± 15.78	46.17 ± 15.78	46.42 ± 16.23	0.22