Table 1.

Comparison of Mean Values of Demographic Data, Uric Acid, CRP, IL-6, and TNF-α Levels in Serum Between the Gout and Control Groups (Mean ± SEM)

Variables	Control Group	Gout Group	Statistics (t)	P
Age	51.24±1.92	49.07±1.75	0.780	0.437
BMI (kg/m2)	25.93±3.06	25.09±3.15	1.534	0.127
Uric acid (μmol/L)	310.96±11.68	474.86±10.74	−9.579	<0.001
CRP (mg/L)	9.66±0.76	31.24±4.22	−5.032	<0.001
IL-6 (pg/mL)	25.48±1.36	31.04±2.36	−2.040	0.044
TNF-α (pg/mL)	42.53±2.03	80.21±2.75	−10.996	<0.001

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; CRP, C-reactive protein; IL-6, interleukin-6; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor-α.