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Table 1 Sociodemographic variables in the entire South Australian study population and participants with gout1,2

From: Gout, flares, and allopurinol use: a population-based study

Demographic

Entire SA population

Participants with gout

%Males

48.7 (46.5, 50.9)2

79.2 (72.4, 84.6)

Age: Mean

52.3 (51.5, 53.1)

63.3 (60.5, 66.0)

 %25–34 years

18.2 (16.4, 20.2)

7.6 (3.7, 15.0)

 %35–44 years

17.8 (16.1, 19.7)

6.6 (2.9, 14.3)

 %45–54 years

19.4 (17.6, 21.4)

8.5 (5.0, 14.0)

 %55–64 years

18.5 (16.9, 20.2)

22.8 (16.3, 31.0)

 %65+ years

26.1 (24.3, 27.9)

54.5 (46.2, 62.6)

SES (IRSAD): Mean

970 (961, 978)

954 (938, 971)

BMI3: Mean

27.5 (27.2, 27.8)

30.3 (29.2, 31.4)

 %Normal/Underweight

35.1 (32.9, 37.3)

15.5 (10.7, 21.9)

 % Overweight

38.6 (36.4, 40.9)

40.1 (32.6, 48.2)

 % Obese

26.3 (24.3, 28.4)

44.0 (36.5, 52.6)

SF-12:

 PCS: Mean

47.5 (47.0, 48.0)

42.5 (40.4, 44.6)

 MCS: Mean

53.2 (52.8, 53.6)

53.9 (52.7, 55.0)

Comorbidities:

 % Heart attack/angina

8.1 (7.0, 9.2)

23.8 (17.6, 31.3)

 %Heart failure

1.6 (1.2, 2.3)

3.6 (1.8, 7.1)

 % Stroke

2.2 (1.8, 2.9)

3.7 (1.8, 7.3)

 % High blood pressure

30.9 (29.0, 33.0)

53.9 (45.6, 61.9)

 % Diabetes/high blood sugar

13.2 (11.8, 14.7)

32.8 (25.9, 40.5)

 % High cholesterol

25.9 (24.0, 27.8)

40.1 (32.8, 47.9)

  1. SA South Australia, SES socioeconomic status, IRSAD Index of Relative Socioeconomic Advantage and Disadvantage, BMI body mass index, SF-12 Short Form (12 questions) Health Survey, PCS Physical Component Score, MCS Mental Component Score
  2. 1Aged 25 years and over
  3. 2Parentheses enclose 95% confidence intervals