Table 2.

Cherry or Cherry Extract Intake in Prior 2 Days and Risk of Gout Attacks

Variable	Number of control periods	Number of hazard periods	Crude OR (95% CI)	Adjusted OR (95% CI)*
Cherries Only
No	1318	1074	1.0 (referent)	1.0 (referent)
Yes (any amount)	271	173	0.69 (0.54-0.89)	0.65 (0.50-0.85)
1 serving	71	53	0.92 (0.62-1.36)	0.98 (0.65-1.48)
2 servings	98	56	0.59 (0.40-0.89)	0.52 (0.34-0.79)
3 servings	35	16	0.48 (0.25-0.92)	0.39 (0.20-0.77)
≥4 servings	67	48	0.69 (0.44-1.09)	0.62 (0.38-1.00)
P for trend			<0.003	<0.001
Cherry Extract Only
No	1520	1212	1.0 (referent)	1.0 (referent)
Yes	69	35	0.59 (0.34-1.04)	0.55 (0.30-0.98)
Cherries or Cherry Extract
No	1278	1052	1.0 (referent)	1.0 (referent)
Yes	311	195	0.68 (0.53-0.86)	0.63 (0.49-0.82)

^*Adjusted for purine intake and use of alcohol, diuretics, allopurinol, colchicine and NSAIDs