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Table 2 Outcomes of the allopurinol group and comparisons on the use of diuretics

From: Impact of diuretics on the urate lowering therapy in patients with gout: analysis of an inception cohort

 

No diuretics

(n = 142 (68.3%))

Diuretics

(n = 66 (31.7%))

P

Primary outcome variable

 Maximum dose of allopurinol (mg/day)

304.9 (120.6)

275.8 (119.7)

0.109

Secondary outcome variables

 Baseline SU (mg/dL)

8.1 (1.4)

8.4 (1.6)

0.116

 Final SU (mg/dL)

4.9 (1.3)

5.4 (1.7)

0.015

 Final eGFR (mL/min)

83.0 (24.4)

64.6 (21.5)

< 0.001

 SU reduction (mg/dL)

3.2 (1.8)

3.0 (1.9)

0.474

 Achievement of SU targets

  - SU <6 mg/dL, n (%)

110 (79.1)

47 (68.1)

0.082

  - SU <5 mg/dL, n (%)

75 (54.0)

27 (39.1)

0.044

  - SU <4 mg/dL, n (%)

34 (24.5)

11 (15.9)

0.160

  1. Data shown as mean (SD) unless specified otherwise. In bold, statistically significant differences between subgroups. eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, SD standard deviation, SU serum urate