Table 1 Clinical features of patients with acute gouty arthritis

Male, n (%)^a

10 (100%)

10 (100%)

Age, years, mean (range)^a

40 (27 to 60)

48 (30 to 66)

Duration of acute gout, days, mean (range)

N/A

3 (2 to 5)

Comorbidity

N/A

 Hypertension, n (%)

3 (30%)

 Hyperglycemia, n (%)

2 (20%)

 Hypercholesterolemia, n (%)

4 (40%)

Current medicines

N/A

 Naive, n (%)

10 (100%)

Serum urate level, μmol/L, mean (range)

404 (265 to 490)

559 (444 to 696)

ESR, mm/h, mean (range)

N/A

62 (46 to73)

CRP, mg/dl, mean (range)

N/A

18.4 (5.9 to 71)