Table 2. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C-reactive protein, platelet count and neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio levels before and after one month of treatment in gouty arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis groups (p values <0.001).

	Gouty arthritis			Rheumatoid arthritis
	Before treatment	After treatment		Before treatment	After treatment
	Mean±SD	Mean±SD	p	Mean±SD	Mean±SD	p
ESR	52.7±27.6	15.4±12.6	<0.001	57.3±26.8	21.9±13.0	<0.001
CRP	8.5±11.0	0.5±0.5	<0.001	4.6±5.01	0.6±0.4	<0.001
MPV	8.4±1.6	8.6±1.2	0,423	8.0±0.9	8.1±0.9	0,547
NLR	3.7±2.4	2.3±1.5	<0.001	3.7±2.5	2.5±1.1	<0.001
Platelets	288.0±10.4	239.2±6.6	<0.001	337.3±11.2	275.6±7.5	<0.001
SD: Standard deviation; ESR: Erythrocyte sedimentation rate; CRP: C-reactive protein; MPV: Mean platelet volume; NLR: Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio.