Table3.

Data for quintile of C- reactive protein (CRP) variability

Range SD (C- Reactive Protein)	‹1.5 mg/L Mean±SD	1.5-3mg/L Mean±SD	›3 mg/L Mean±SD	p<0.05
NOx (μmol/L)	45.72±17.21	47.28±16.62	56.43±20.45	0.001*
ESR(mmHg)	9.2±3.4	14.4±7.6	16.7±9.4	0.001*

The cases were categorized into three groups: ‹1.5, 1.5-3, and ›3 mg/L based on CRP variability. The significant of differences as mean or median were tested using analyses of variance and Kruskal- Wallis test respectively.

^*The p< 0.05 as compared to control