Table 5.
The five most commonly reported symptoms of gout in the medical records
| Symptom | Total (n = 394) | Primary care group, n = 262 (%) | Rheumatology group, n = 132 (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men n = 198 | Women n = 64 | Men n = 106 | Women n = 26 | ||
| Monoarthritis | 238 (60) | 130 (66) | 36 (56) | 59 (56) | 13 (50) |
| First MTP arthritis | 220 (56) | 115 (58) | 29 (45) | 64 (60) | 12 (46) |
| Redness over joints | 193 (49) | 98 (50) | 31 (48) | 52 (51) | 12 (46) |
| ≥2 or more attacks of arthritis | 185 (47) | 62 (31) | 15 (23) | 91 (86) | 17 (65) |
| Unilateral first MTP arthritis | 178 (45) | 98 (50) | 24 (38) | 46 (43) | 10 (39) |