Observational studyRheumatology (Oxford, England)2013
The association of gout with socioeconomic status in primary care: a cross-sectional observational study.
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- Socioeconomic differences in hyperuricemia and gout: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Endocrine · 2020Pooled it
- Social Determinants of Health and Risk of Mortality in Adults with Gout or Hyperuricemia: Insights from the 1999-2018 NHANES.Balkan medical journal · 2026Article
- Association between TyG-BMI and gout in US adults: evidence from NHANES 2007-2018.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Association Between Asthma and Gout: A Longitudinal Follow-Up Study Using a National Health Screening Cohort.Biomedicines · 2025Article
- High Prevalence of Hyperuricemia and Associated Factors among Zhuang Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study Based on the Ethnic Minority Population Cohort in the Southwestern China.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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- Educational inequalities in all-cause and cause-specific mortality among people with gout: a register-based matched cohort study in southern Sweden.International journal for equity in health · 2019Observational
- Incident gout and chronic Kidney Disease: healthcare utilization and survival.BMC rheumatology · 2019Article
- Socio-economic gradients in the presence of musculoskeletal and other chronic diseases: results from a cross-sectional study in the Netherlands.Clinical rheumatology · 2018Article
- "You want to get on with the rest of your life": a qualitative study of health-related quality of life in gout.Clinical rheumatology · 2016Article
- Prevalence and incidence of gout in southern Sweden from the socioeconomic perspective.RMD open · 2016Article
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Abstract
objectiveLittle is known about the association between gout and socioeconomic status (SES). Inequalities in rheumatology provision associated with SES may need to be addressed by health care planners. The aim of this study is to investigate the association of gout and SES in the community at both the individual and area levels.
methodsQuestionnaires were sent to all patients older than age 50 years who were registered with eight general practices in North Staffordshire. Data on individual SES were collected by questionnaire while area SES was measured using the Index of Multiple Deprivation derived from respondents' postcodes. Responders reported their occupation, education and the adequacy of their income; their medical records were searched for consultations for gout.
resultsOf the 348 consultations for gout in this period, at the individual level there was a significant association between gout and income. An association of gout with education was seen only in the unadjusted analyses. No association was found between gout and area level deprivation.
conclusionGout is associated with some aspects of individual level but not area level deprivation. More extensive musculoskeletal services may need to be provided in low income areas, although further research is needed.
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