TABLE 6.

The comparison of the serum uric acid levels

Uric acid a (3.4–7.0 mg/100 ml)	Study group	Control group	p‐value b	p‐value c within study group	p‐value c within control group
Baseline	6.17 ± 1.16	6.19 ± 1.29	.843
2 weeks	6.26 ± 1.31	6.29 ± 1.26	.806	.378	.345
Change	0.09 ± 1.04	0.12 ± 1.04	.747

^a Uric acid levels of Thai population adapted from Pongpaew P, Saovakontha S, Schelp F P, Serum uric acid level of Thai individuals in comparison with the nutritional status and some other physical and biochemical parameters, Am J Clin Nutr. 1977 Dec;30(12):2122–5. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/30.12.2122.

^b Independent t‐test.

^c Paired t‐test.