Site of survey [ref.]
|
Location
|
Age (Years)
|
Time
|
Number
|
Hyperuricaemiaa (%)
|
Gout (%)
|
---|
Four cities [5]
|
Urban
|
≥20
|
1980
|
502
|
M 1.4/F 1.3
|
0
|
Beijing [11]
|
Urban
|
40 to 58
|
1988
|
2,013
|
M 15.4/F 11.3
| |
Beijing [11]
|
Rural
|
40 to 58
|
1988
|
1,507
|
M 11.0/F 8.4
| |
Qingdao [36]
|
Urban
|
≥20
|
2002
|
2,023
|
M 32.1/F 21.8
|
0.36
|
Nanjing [37]
|
Urban
|
≥20
|
2003
|
7,888
|
M 13.8/F 6.1
|
0.67
|
Shanghai [26]
|
Urban
|
≥15
|
1997
|
2,037
|
M 14.2/F 7.1
|
0.34
|
Taiwan [24]
|
Island
|
≥19
|
1996
|
5,707
|
M 42.1/F 27.4
|
1.98
|
Taiwan [22]
|
mountain
|
≥18b
|
1994
|
342
|
M 53.8/F 30.7
|
11.7
|
Taiyuan [41]
|
Urban
|
≥16
|
2004
|
3,915
| |
0.15
|
Shanghai [3]
|
Urban
|
≥16
|
1992
|
2,010
| |
0.2
|
Shanghai [28]
|
Urban
|
≥15
|
1998
|
6,584
| |
0.22
|
Shantou [17]
|
Urban
|
≥16
|
1992
|
1,722
| |
0.17
|
Shantou [23]
|
Urban
|
≥16
|
1995
|
2,040
| |
0.15
|
Shantou [29]
|
Urban
|
≥16
|
1999
|
1,818
| |
0.26
|
Taiwan [19]
|
Urban
|
≥20
|
1992
|
3,000
| |
0.67
|
Taiwan [19]
|
Suburban
|
≥20
|
1992
|
3,000
| |
0.67
|
Taiwan [19]
|
Rural
|
≥20
|
1992
|
2,998
| |
0.16
|
- aMale (M) ≥ 7.0 mg/dl, female (F) ≥ 6.0 mg/dl. bAborigines.