From: Performance of gout definitions for genetic epidemiological studies: analysis of UK Biobank
Variable | No. of subjects (%) |
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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%) |