Table 2.

Comparison of hs-CRP, UA and Cys-C among the four groups

Items	hs-CRP (mg/L)	UA (μmol/L)	Cys-C (mg/L)
Normal group (n=65)	3.45±0.73	302.32±52.87	0.92±0.27
Mild group (n=72)	5.78±1.14***	416.23±48.34***	1.19±0.38***
Moderate group (n=38)	7.23±1.21***,###	433.64±53.34***,#	1.39±0.41***,#
Severe group (n=23)	8.76±1.28***,###,&&&	465.73±54.23***,###,&	1.62±0.41***,##,&
χ2/t	189.124	94.552	27.372
P	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001

Note: Compared with the normal group;

^***P<0.001.

Compared with the mild group;

^#P<0.05;

^##P<0.01;

^###P<0.001.

Compared with the moderate group;

^&P<0.05;

^&&&P<0.001.

hs-CRP: high-sensitivity C-Reactive Protein; UA: uric acid; Cys-C: Cystatin C.