Table 3.

Decadal Trend of Gout Prevalence in the US, NHANES 2007–2016^*

	Prevalence, % (95% CI)					P value for trend
	NHANES 2007–2008	NHANES 2009–2010	NHANES 2011–2012	NHANES 2013–2014	NHANES 2015–2016
Total population	3.9 (3.3, 4.5)	3.7 (3.0, 4.6)	3.6 (2.8, 4.7)	4.0 (3.2, 5.1)	3.9 (3.2, 4.7)	0.69
Sex
Male	5.9 (4.8, 7.2)	5.3 (3.9, 7.1)	4.7 (3.9, 5.8)	6.0 (4.9, 7.4)	5.2 (4.4, 6.2)	0.75
Female	2.0 (1.6, 2.5)	2.3 (1.8, 2.9)	2.6 (1.8, 4.0)	2.2 (1.4, 3.3)	2.7 (2.0, 3.8)	0.23
Age
20–39	0.8 (0.5, 1.4)	1.0 (0.4, 2.4)	0.7 (0.3, 1.6)	0.8 (0.4, 1.4)	0.7 (0.3, 1.4)	0.50
40–59	3.5 (2.6, 4.6)	2.9 (2.2, 3.9)	3.4 (2.0, 5.7)	4.1 (2.7, 6.1)	3.4 (2.3, 5.1)	0.60
60–79	8.5 (6.6, 10.9)	8.3 (7.0, 9.9)	7.6 (5.4, 10.6)	8.6 (6.9, 10.5)	8.8 (7.3, 10.6)	0.75
≥ 80	12.6 (10.3, 15.3)	12.2 (8.9, 16.6)	10.3 (6.9, 15.1)	7.5 (5.2, 10.9)	8.7 (6.0, 12.4)	0.01
Race/ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White	4.0 (3.4, 4.8)	4.3 (3.4, 5.4)	4.2 (3.0, 5.8)	4.6 (3.6, 6.0)	4.0 (3.1, 5.3)	0.84
Non-Hispanic Black	5.0 (3.6, 6.8)	4.4 (3.2, 6.0)	4.4 (3.7, 5.2)	4.6 (3.4, 6.1)	4.8 (3.8, 6.0)	0.93
Hispanic	1.7 (1.2, 2.4)	0.9 (0.5, 1.5)	1.2 (0.7, 2.0)	1.8 (1.3, 2.6)	2.0 (1.4, 2.9)	0.09
Other	4.5 (1.9, 10.2)	2.6 (1.4, 4.9)	2.3 (1.5, 3.4)	2.4 (1.5, 3.7)	5.2 (3.4, 7.9)	0.54

^*Data are presented incorporating sample weights and adjusted for clusters and strata of the complex sample design of NHANES 2007–2016. 95% CI = 95% confidence interval.