Table 1.
Crude and standardised prevalence and incidence of gout from 2005 to 2010
| Year | Prevalence (%) | Incidence (per 1,000 person-years) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Crude | Standardised | Person-years | Crude | Standardised | |
| Overall | ||||||
| 2005 | 23,000,521 | 5.91 (5.90 to 5.92) | 6.44 (6.43 to 6.45) | 20,543,857 | 3.81 (3.78 to 3.84) | 3.93 (3.90 to 3.96) |
| 2006 | 23,127,946 | 6.14 (6.13 to 6.15) | 6.58 (6.57 to 6.59) | 20,559,914 | 3.21 (3.19 to 3.24) | 3.29 (3.27 to 3.31) |
| 2007 | 23,221,905 | 6.22 (6.21 to 6.23) | 6.55 (6.54 to 6.56) | 20,602,277 | 2.89 (2.86 to 2.91) | 2.93 (2.91 to 2.96) |
| 2008 | 23,315,001 | 6.27 (6.26 to 6.28) | 6.49 (6.48 to 6.50) | 20,645,964 | 2.89 (2.87 to 2.92) | 2.91 (2.88 to 2.93) |
| 2009 | 23,344,259 | 6.30 (6.29 to 6.31) | 6.41 (6.40 to 6.42) | 20,666,404 | 2.80 (2.78 to 2.82) | 2.79 (2.76 to 2.81) |
| 2010 | 23,371,362 | 6.24 (6.23 to 6.25) | 6.24 (6.23 to 6.25) | 20,677,590 | 2.74 (2.72 to 2.76) | 2.74 (2.72 to 2.76) |
| Men | ||||||
| 2005 | 11,550,180 | 8.35 (8.33 to 8.36) | 9.01 (8.99 to 9.02) | 10,048,241 | 5.55 (5.47 to 5.56) | 5.64 (5.59 to 5.68) |
| 2006 | 11,579,907 | 8.74 (8.72 to 8.76) | 9.28 (9.27 to 9.30) | 10,001,584 | 4.68 (4.64 to 4.72) | 4.76 (4.71 to 4.80) |
| 2007 | 11,598,597 | 8.98 (8.96 to 8.99) | 9.40 (9.38 to 9.41) | 9,969,808 | 4.26 (4.22 to 4.30) | 4.30 (4.26 to 4.34) |
| 2008 | 11,615,445 | 9.16 (9.14 to 9.18) | 9.45 (9.43 to 9.47) | 9,944,293 | 4.26 (4.22 to 4.30) | 4.26 (4.22 to 4.30) |
| 2009 | 11,597,439 | 9.32 (9.30 to 9.34) | 9.47 (9.45 to 9.48) | 9,907,190 | 4.16 (4.12 to 4.20) | 4.13 (4.09 to 4.17) |
| 2010 | 11,583,208 | 9.34 (9.32 to 9.36) | 9.34 (9.32 to 9.36) | 9,868,937 | 4.10 (4.06 to 4.14) | 4.10 (4.06 to 4.14) |
| Women | ||||||
| 2005 | 11,450,341 | 3.46 (3.45 to 3.47) | 3.92 (3.91 to 3.93) | 10,495,616 | 2.18 (2.15 to 2.20) | 2.37 (2.34 to 2.40) |
| 2006 | 11,548,039 | 3.54 (3.53 to 3.55) | 3.92 (3.91 to 3.93) | 10,558,330 | 1.82 (1.79 to 1.84) | 1.95 (1.92 to 1.97) |
| 2007 | 11,623,308 | 3.48 (3.47 to 3.49) | 3.76 (3.75 to 3.77) | 10,632,469 | 1.60 (1.57 to 1.62) | 1.68 (1.66 to 1.71) |
| 2008 | 11,699,556 | 3.40 (3.39 to 3.41) | 3.59 (3.57 to 3.60) | 10,701,671 | 1.62 (1.60 to 1.65) | 1.67 (1.65 to 1.70) |
| 2009 | 11,746,820 | 3.31 (3.30 to 3.32) | 3.41 (3.40 to 3.42) | 10,759,214 | 1.55 (1.52 to 1.57) | 1.56 (1.54 to 1.58) |
| 2010 | 11,788,157 | 3.20 (3.19 to 3.21) | 3.20 (3.19 to 3.21) | 10,808,653 | 1.49 (1.47 to 1.52) | 1.49 (1.47 to 1.52 |