Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of sample

	Men (%) (n=29)	Women (%) (n=14)	Total (%) (n=43)
Age group at interview (years)
30–49	4 (14)	3 (21)	7 (16)
50–69	16 (56)	7 (50)	23 (54)
70–89	9 (31)	4 (28)	13 (30)
Age group at diagnosis (years)
<30	1 (3)	1 (7)	2 (5)
30–49	19 (66)	4 (29)	23 (53)
50–69	9 (31)	7 (50)	16 (37)
70–89	–	2 (14)	2 (5)
Time since diagnosis (years)
1–5	4 (14)	6 (43)	10 (23)
6–10	2 (7)	4 (29)	6 (14)
11–15	6 (21)	3 (21)	9 (21)
≥16	17 (59)	1 (7)	18 (42)
Ethnicity/nationality
White British	27 (93)	13 (92)	40 (92)
Asian British	2 (7)	1 (7)	3 (7)
Geographical location
England	28 (97)	11 (79)	39 (91)
Scotland	–	2 (14)	2 (5)
Wales	1 (3)	1 (7)	2 (5)
Living arrangements
Living alone	2 (7)	4 (29)	6 (14)
Living with one other person	20 (69)	6 (43)	26 (60)
Living with more than one other person	7 (24)	4 (29)	11 (26)
Marital status
Married/long-term partner	27 (93)	9 (64)	36 (84)
Single	–	2 (14)	2 (5)
Divorced/separated	–	2 (14)	2 (5)
Widowed	2 (7)	1 (7)	3 (7)
Current work status
Retired	16 (55)	9 (64)	25 (58)
Full-time work	6 (21)	5 (36)	11 (26)
Part time work	5 (17)	–	5 (12)
Student (higher education)	1 (3)	–	1 (2)
Not working for health reasons	1 (3)	–	1 (2)
Attacks in past 12 months
0	10 (3)	4 (29)	14 (33)
1–4	16 (55)	6 (43)	22 (51)
5–9	1 (3)	1 (7)	2 (5)
≥10	2 (7)	3 (21)	5 (12)
Recruitment source
Newspaper/magazine/newsletter/email advertisement	5 (17)	4 (29)	9 (21)
Research team colleagues/personal contacts	3 (10)	1 (7)	4 (9)
Advertisement seen by participant's friend/colleague	6 (21)	5 (36)	11 (26)
Local radio	3 (10)	1 (7)	4 (9)
Online gout forum/website	3 (10)	2 (14)	5 (12)
Patient group	4 (14)	–	4 (9)
Health professional	2 (7)	1 (7)	3 (7)
Internet search	1 (3)	–	1 (2)
More than one source (newspaper and radio)	1 (3)	–	1 (2)
Unknown	1 (3)	–	1 (2)