Table 2.

Proportion (n) of patients with serum urate (SU) ≤ 6 mg/dl and SU ≤ 8 mg/dl during acute gout at baseline (combined treatments) by allopurinol use.

SU ≤ 6 mg/dlSU > 6 mg/dl
%n%n
Allopurinol yes (n = 55)29.11645.525
Allopurinol no (n = 284)11.33278.2222
Total (n = 339)14.24872.9247
SU ≤ 8 mg/dlSU > 8 mg/dl
Allopurinol yes (n = 55)49.12725.514
Allopurinol no (n = 284)28.98260.2171
Total (n = 339)32.210954.6185