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Table 2 The baseline characteristics of the FAS population of the three groups of patients

From: “Yellow-dragon Wonderful-seed Formula” for hyperuricemia in gout patients with dampness-heat pouring downward pattern: a pilot randomized controlled trial

Characteristic

YWF

YWF + gypsum

Allopurinol

F value

Age (years)

45.33 ± 9.86

46.13 ± 10.75

49.21 ± 9.47

1.00

Gout history (months)

39.42 ± 29.00

55.25 ± 36.58

42.96 ± 32.38

1.54

sUA (μmol/L)

562.29 ± 108.29

585.46 ± 100.06

618.00 ± 114.27

1.62

Urine urate (mmol/24 h)

7.80 ± 0.37

7.79 ± 0.33

7.78 ± 0.31

0.01

CRP (mg/L)

13.13 ± 2.63

14.03 ± 3.40

13.15 ± 1.13

0.33

ESR (mm/h)

8.96 ± 4.99

8.79 ± 3.16

9.88 ± 6.96

0.29

SF-36 scale

BP

25.00 ± 14.52

31.71 ± 11.74

26.96 ± 9.54

1.95

RP

27.08 ± 23.22

22.92 ± 19.39

25.00 ± 23.31

0.21

PF

78.96 ± 7.07

81.04 ± 9.44

77.50 ± 10.11

0.95

VT

73.13 ± 7.91

75.83 ± 9.85

75.42 ± 9.20

0.63

SF

41.15 ± 22.87

43.23 ± 17.28

42.71 ± 20.16

0.07

RE

19.43 ± 21.79

26.38 ± 24.04

24.99 ± 22.52

0.95

GH

64.79 ± 13.95

66.04 ± 12.70

59.71 ± 14.43

1.44

MH

43.67 ± 15.78

46.17 ± 15.78

46.42 ± 16.23

0.22