Table 1 Mean (SD) of the oestrogen receptor gene thymine–adenine repeats and androgen receptor gene CAG repeats for patients with gout and healthy controls.

Group	Women			Men
	n	Mean (SD)	p Value	n	Mean (SD)	p Value
OR gene TA repeats
Control	90	17.0 (3.8)	0.002	114	17.2 (4.0)	<0.001
Gout	30	14.8 (3.0)		362	14.9 (2.1)
AR gene CAG repeats
Control	84	22.0 (2.8)	0.928	55	21.4 (2.9)	0.300
Gout	30	21.9 (2.9)		181	21.9 (2.9)

AR, androgen receptor; OR, oestrogen receptor; TA, thymine–adenine.