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. 2020 Aug 26;35(1):51–60. doi: 10.1007/s10557-020-07058-x

Table 2.

Clinical, laboratory, and procedural characteristics of prasugrel (n = 118)- and ticagrelor (n = 88)-treated patients without and with hyperuricemia

Characteristics Prasugrel Ticagrelor
No hyperuricemia (n = 98) Hyperuricemia (n = 20) p No hyperuricemia (n = 66) Hyperuricemia (n = 22) p
Demographics
Age, years 56.1 (50.9–61.7) 57 (37.8–70.6) 0.82 56.8 (50–68.8) 64.9 (58.8–73) 0.05
Male sex 78 (79.6) 19 (95) 0.12 56 (84.8) 12 (54.5) 0.003
BMI (kg/m2) 27.8 (25.2–30.4) 28.1 (24.1–32) 0.65 26.8 (24.2–29.7) 27 (25.7–30.7) 0.43
Medical history
Hypertension 62 (63.3) 15 (75) 0.31 46 (69.7) 16 (72.7) 0.79
Hyperlipidemia 76 (77.6) 16 (80) 0.81 48 (72.2) 18 (81.8) 0.39
Diabetes mellitus 17 (17.4) 7 (35) 0.12 21 (31.8) 6 (27.3) 0.69
Active smoking 56 (57.1) 13 (65) 0.52 38 (57.6) 9 (40.9) 0.18
Laboratory data
Hemoglobin (g/dL) 13.9 (13.1–14.7) 14 (13.3–15.4) 0.46 14 (12.7–14.6) 13.3 (11.9–14.6) 0.4
WBC (G/L) 8.9 (7.9–10.2) 9.8 (7.8–11.8) 0.29 9.2 (6.6–10.5) 9.5 (7.3–10.6) 0.59
Platelet count (G/L) 224 (197–253) 194 (172–219) 0.01 223 (186–265) 238 (215–269) 0.15
Serum creatinine (mg/dL) 0.9 (0.8–1) 1.1 (0.9–1.2) <0.001 1 (0.8 − 1.1) 1.2 (0.8–1.5) 0.02
hsCRP (mg/dL) 1.2 (0.7–3.6) 2 (0.5–6) 0.63 1.1 (0.4–3.7) 1.5 (1–3.5) 0.36
Medication
Aspirin 98 (100) 20 (100) 1 66 (100) 22 (100) 1
Allopurinol 2 (2) 2 (10) 0.13 2 (3) 1 (4.5) 1
Statin 97 (99) 20 (100) 0.65 65 (98.5) 22 (100) 1
ACE inhibitor/ARB 94 (95.9) 20 (100) 1 64 (97) 20 (90.9) 0.26
Beta blocker 96 (98) 18 (90) 0.13 65 (98.5) 21 (95.5) 0.44
PPI 75 (76.5) 14 (70) 0.57 43 (65.2) 17 (77.3) 0.29
CCB 6 (6.1) 4 (20) 0.07 5 (7.6) 5 (22.7) 0.11

Continuous data are shown as median (interquartile range). Dichotomous data are shown as n (%).

ACE angiotensin converting enzyme, ARB angiotensin receptor blocker, BMI body mass index, CCB calcium channel blocker, hsCRP high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, PPI proton pump inhibitor, WBC white blood cell count