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- Title
Sex differences in gout characteristics: tailoring care for women and men.
- Authors
Harrold, Leslie R.; Etzel, Carol J.; Gibofsky, Allan; Kremer, Joel M.; Pillinger, Michael H.; Saag, Kenneth G.; Schlesinger, Naomi; Terkeltaub, Robert; Cox, Vanessa; Greenberg, Jeffrey D.
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>To characterize the differences between women and men with gout.<bold>Methods: </bold>We analyzed a US national cohort of gout patients cared for by rheumatologists.<bold>Results: </bold>Compared with the 1012 men with gout, women with gout (n = 262) were older (71 vs. 61 years, p < 0.001) and had a greater burden of comorbid conditions (p < 0.001 for hypertension, diabetes, renal disease and obesity). Risk factors for gout differed with women more often taking diuretics (p < 0.001), while men more frequently had dietary triggers (p < 0.05).<bold>Conclusions: </bold>The profiles of women and men with gout are markedly different, suggesting a need to tailor treatment recommendations.
- Subjects
GOUT; RHEUMATOLOGISTS; COMORBIDITY; DIURETICS; REDUCING diets; DIET therapy for diabetes; HYPERTENSION epidemiology; DIABETES; HUMAN reproduction; HYPERTENSION; LONGITUDINAL method; OBESITY; RESEARCH funding; CROSS-sectional method; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2017, Vol 18, p1
- ISSN
1471-2474
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1186/s12891-017-1465-9