Rheumatic Diseases in China

Table 6 Prevalence of hyperuricemia and gout in China

Site of survey [ref.]	Location	Age (Years)	Time	Number	Hyperuricaemia^a (%)	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	≥18^b	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

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