Table 1.

Gout and Rheumatoid Arthritis Hospitalizations per 100,000 Canadian Adults

Year	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	P for trend
Gout
Overall	3.8	3.5	4.0	5.2	4.8	5.6	5.1	5.3	5.2	6.2	6.4	7.6	<0.001
Sex
Male	5.0	4.9	5.5	7.3	7.1	7.6	7.0	6.6	7.7	8.5	8.8	10.7	<0.001
Female	2.6	2.2	2.5	3.1	2.6	3.7	3.2	4.0	2.8	4.0	4.0	4.5	<0.001
Age Group
<65 years	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.5	1.6	1.6	1.3	1.6	1.6	1.8	1.8	2.2	0.001
65+ years	16.9	15.2	17.3	22.9	20.0	24.8	22.5	22.3	22.0	26.5	26.8	30.7	<0.001
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Overall	15.4	13.9	12.4	13.5	12.0	12.6	12.3	10.4	9.3	9.0	8.7	7.9	<0.001
Sex
Male	6.9	6.2	5.3	6.3	5.5	6.2	6.2	5.0	4.1	3.9	3.8	3.7	<0.001
Female	23.5	21.3	19.3	20.4	18.2	18.8	18.1	15.7	14.4	14.0	13.5	12.0	<0.001
Age Group
<65 years	10.9	9.3	8.2	9.4	7.6	8.3	8.0	7.2	6.3	6.6	6.3	5.2	<0.001
65+ years	37.5	36.3	32.7	33.3	32.7	33.2	32.3	25.4	23.3	20.1	19.4	19.5	<0.001