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Table 1 Participant characteristics (nā€‰=ā€‰105,421)

From: Performance of gout definitions for genetic epidemiological studies: analysis of UK Biobank

Variable

No. of subjects (%)

Age, years, mean (SD)

56.87 (7.92)

Male sex, n (%)

51,844 (49.2%)

Body mass index, kg/m2, mean (SD)

27.36 (4.73)

Diuretic use, n (%)

8939 (8.5%)

Waist circumference/height ratio, mean (SD)

0.536 (0.075)

Self-report of gout diagnosis, n (%)

2066 (2.0%)

Hospital diagnosis of gout, n (%)

382 (0.36%)

Allopurinol use, n (%)

1651 (1.7%)

Sulphinpyrazone use, n (%)

9 (0.01%)

Colchicine use, n (%)

63 (0.06%)

Febuxostat use, n (%)

0 (0%)