Table 1.

Basal characteristics of the study population (n = 48).

	(%)
Male gender	47 (97.9%)
Age, years (mean ± SD)	56.6 ± 11.4
Alcohol abuse	18 (37.5%)
Smoking	4 (8.3%)
Hypertension (BP ≥ 140/90 mmHg)	38 (79.1%)
Diabetes mellitus (fasting glucose > 126 mg/dL)	10 (21%)
Hypertriglyceridemia ( ≥150 mg/dL)	20 (41.6%)
Obesity (BMI ≥ 30)	9 (18.75%)
Osteoarthritis	16 (33.3%)
Positive family history	8 (16.7%)
Precipitating factor	23 (48%)
Podagra	35 (73%)
Chronic tophaceous gout	23 (48%)