Gout epidemiology and demographics
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shivam Singla, M.D.[2]
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. 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
Age
A gout is a form of arthritis that affects mostly men between the ages of 40 and 50.
Race
There are also different racial propensities to develop gout. Gout is high among the peoples of the Pacific Islands, and the Māori of New Zealand, but rare in the Australian aborigine despite the latter's higher mean concentration of serum uric acid.[1] In the United States, gout is twice as prevalent in African American males as it is in Caucasians.[2]
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.