Table 1.

Prevalence of Gout and Number of Affected Adults in the US, NHANES 2015–2016^*

	Prevalence, % (95% CI)	US Adults with Gout (in millions)
All	3.9 (3.3, 4.7)	9.18
Sex
Male	5.2 (4.4, 6.2)	5.86
Female	2.7 (2.0, 3.8)	3.33
Age
20–39	0.7 (0.3, 1.5)	0.56
40–59	3.4 (2.2, 5.3)	2.89
60–79	8.8 (7.2, 10.7)	4.77
≥ 80	8.7 (5.8, 12.7)	0.97
Race/ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White	4.0 (3.1, 5.3)	6.13
Non-Hispanic Black	4.8 (3.8, 6.0)	1.31
Hispanic	2.0 (1.4, 2.9)	0.73
Other	5.2 (3.4, 7.9)	0.99

^*Data are presented incorporating sample weights and adjusted for clusters and strata of the complex sample design of NHANES 2015–2016. 95% CI = 95% confidence interval.