Table 3. The distribution and burden of volume (units: cm³) of MSU deposition in the symptomatic gout group and the asymptomatic hyperuricemia group.

Location	Soft tissue (n=1,885)	Joint cavity (n=1,885)	P value
Gout group
Hands/wrists (n=113)
Left	0.216±1.308	0.110±0.757	0.33
Right	0.148±0.726	0.021±0.122	0.14
Knees (n=183)
Left	0.367±1.368	0.275±2.045	0.82
Right	0.434±1.464	0.349±1.987	0.49
Feet/ankles (n=484)
Left	0.294±1.478	0.185±1.280	0.38
Right	0.260±1.303	0.271±1.996	0.95
HUA group
Hands/wrists (n=14)
Left	0.012±0.045	0.000±0.000	0.55
Right	0.019±0.048	0.000±0.000	0.13
Knees (n=41)
Left	0.022±0.042	0.001±0.005	0.02
Right	0.022±0.045	0.000±0.000	0.007
Feet/ankles (n=112)
Left	0.062±0.305	0.027±0.234	0.02
Right	0.088±0.535	0.015±0.149	0.01

Unless specified, data are presented as the mean ± SD if normally distributed. The elbow part was excluded due to extreme outliers and was not included in subsequent analyses. MSU, monosodium urate; HUA, hyperuricemia; SD, standard deviation.