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Gout affects men in the age group of 40-50 years. It is more common in people from the Pacific Islands and New Zealand. | Gout affects men in the age group of 40-50 years. It is more common in people from the Pacific Islands and New Zealand. | ||
In the United States, gout is twice as prevalent in African American males as it is in Caucasians. | In the United States, gout is twice as prevalent in African American males as it is in Caucasians<ref>{{cite journal | author = Roberts-Thomson R, Roberts-Thomson P | title = Rheumatic disease and the Australian aborigine | journal = Ann Rheum Dis | volume = 58 | issue = 5 | pages = 266&ndasgh;70 | year = 1999 | id = PMID 10225809 | url=http://ard.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/58/5/266}}</ref>. | ||
The American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism Collaborative Initiative has noted that gout is the most common form of inflammatory arthritis, with a prevalence of 3.9% in the United States | The American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism Collaborative Initiative has noted that gout is the most common form of inflammatory arthritis, with a prevalence of 3.9% in the United States<ref>{{cite web | author = Rheumatology Therapeutics Medical Center | title = What Are the Risk Factors for Gout? | url=http://www.arthritisconsult.com/gout.html#risk | accessdate = 2007-01-26}}</ref> | ||
==Epidemiology and demographics== | ==Epidemiology and demographics== | ||
==References== | ==References== |
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Overview
Gout affects men in the age group of 40-50 years. It is more common in people from the Pacific Islands and New Zealand. In the United States, gout is twice as prevalent in African American males as it is in Caucasians[1]. The American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism Collaborative Initiative has noted that gout is the most common form of inflammatory arthritis, with a prevalence of 3.9% in the United States[2]
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References
- ↑ Roberts-Thomson R, Roberts-Thomson P (1999). "Rheumatic disease and the Australian aborigine". Ann Rheum Dis. 58 (5): 266&ndasgh, 70. PMID 10225809.
- ↑ Rheumatology Therapeutics Medical Center. "What Are the Risk Factors for Gout?". Retrieved 2007-01-26.