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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Arthritis Rheumatol. 2019 Apr 15;71(6):991–999. doi: 10.1002/art.40807

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.