Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of participants with gout and participants without gout
| Gout | No gout | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 53) | (n = 211) | |||
| Age: years, mean (SD) | 66.4 | (9.5) | 66.6 | (9.4) |
| Gender: Male | 38 | 72 % | 151 | 72 % |
| BMI: kg/m2, mean (SD) | 31.3 | (5.4) | 29.2 | (5.1) |
| BMI categories: <18.5 kg/m2 | 0 | 0 % | 1 | <1 % |
| 18.5–24.9 kg/m2 | 1 | 2 % | 36 | 17 % |
| 25.0–29.9 kg/m2 | 29 | 55 % | 93 | 44 % |
| ≥ 30 kg/m2 | 23 | 43 % | 80 | 38 % |
| Occupational class: managerial & professional | 14 | 28 % | 55 | 28 % |
| intermediate | 12 | 24 % | 37 | 19 % |
| routine & manual | 24 | 48 % | 103 | 53 % |
| Diuretic use | 24 | 45 % | 67 | 32 % |
| Co-morbidities: Hypertension | 23 | 43 % | 82 | 39 % |
| Ischaemic heart disease | 11 | 21 % | 29 | 14 % |
| Hyperlipidaemia | 10 | 19 % | 26 | 12 % |
| Diabetes mellitus | 5 | 9 % | 28 | 13 % |
| Chronic renal failure | 2 | 4 % | 1 | <1 % |
| Knee pain | 47 | 90 % | 167 | 79 % |
| Hand pain | 37 | 70 % | 142 | 68 % |
| Foot pain | 49 | 93 % | 156 | 74 % |
| Chondrocalcinosis | 2 | 4 % | 26 | 12 % |
BMI body mass index, SD standard deviation