Medication at enrollment,
n (%)
Diuretic
ACE Inhibitor
Statin
Beta blocker |
21 (28)
52 (69)
41(54)
23 (30) |
3 (4)
10 (13)
9 (12)
6 (8) |
10 (13)
15 (20)
8 (10)
7 (9) |
0.027
0.169
0.492
0.934 |
*Uric acid quartiles: first quartile range <4.8mg/dl, second quartile range 4.8 to 6.2 mg/dl, third quartile range >6.2 to 7.3 mg/dl, fourth quartile range >7.3 mg/dl.
Data are expressed as percentages of patients or mean ± SD.
The p value is given for the comparison of lowest versus highest uric acid quartile, for normally distributed, continous variables by t test, for skewed continous variables by Mann-Whitney U test, and for categorical variables by Pearson’s chi-square test.
MACE=Major Adverse Cardiac Event, MCI=myocardial infarction, ACE=angiotensin converting enzyme |