Table 5.
The structure of the most common labels used to denote ‘an episode of acute inflammation triggered by the presence of pathogenic crystals’. Breakdown of the words used within labels according the presence of ‘acute’ and/or ‘gout’
| Presence of ‘acute’ and/or ‘gout(y)’ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labels | þ Acute | Gout(y) | Acute and gout(y) |
Neither acute nor gout(y) |
Totals (%), N ¼ 1150 |
|
| Acute gout | Acute gout | – | – | 120 | – | 120 (10%) |
| Gout flare | Attack | 57 | 117 | 91 | 48 | 313 (27%) |
| Gout attack | Flare | 44 | 118 | 52 | 71 | 285 (25%) |
| Flare | Arthritis | – | 27 | 67 | – | 94 (8%) |
| Acute gouty arthritis | ||||||
| Acute gout attack | Totals (%), N ¼ 1150 | 101 (9%) | 262 (23%) | 330 (29%) | 119 (10%) | |
| Acute attack | ||||||
| Acute gout flare | ||||||
| Attack | ||||||
| Acute flare | ||||||
| Acute attack of gout | ||||||
| Gouty arthritis | ||||||
| Attack of gout | ||||||