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ArticleJournal of Korean medical science2015

Seasonality of gout in Korea: a multicenter study.

Hyo Jin Choi, Chan Hee Lee, Joo Hyun Lee, Bo Young Yoon, Hyoun Ah Kim, Chang Hee Suh, Sang Tae Choi, Jung Soo Song, HoYeon Joo, Sung Jae Choi and 4 more

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Article in Journal of Korean medical science, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 10 institutions in 1 country.

Hyo Jin ChoiDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University Gil Hospital, Incheon, Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-5192-6151
Chan Hee LeeDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, NHIS Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-5942-9029
Joo Hyun LeeDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Goyang, Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-4549-6284
Bo Young YoonDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Goyang, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-9635-4799
Hyoun Ah KimDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-2609-3367
Chang Hee SuhDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-6156-393X
Sang Tae ChoiDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Choong Ang University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-2074-1733
Jung Soo SongDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Choong Ang University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-8651-5125
HoYeon JooDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University Hospital, Incheon, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-7648-5310
Sung Jae ChoiDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-0717-1203
Ji Soo LeeDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Ewha Womans University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-6279-7025
KiChul ShinDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-6749-7598
Jae-Bum JunDepartment of Rheumatology, Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-0208-0505
Han Joo BaekDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University Gil Hospital, Incheon, Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-7558-052X
Ajou University · KRDeleted InstitutionEwha Womans University · KRKorea University · KRChung-Ang University Hospital · KRHanyang University Seoul Hospital · KRInha University Hospital · KRInje University Ilsan Paik Hospital · KRNational Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital · KRSNUH SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The object of this study was to evaluate the seasonality of gout in Korea. We retrospectively examined data from 330 patients seen at nine rheumatology clinics, treated with urate lowering therapy (ULT) more than one year after stopping prophylactic medication. Demographic data, clinical and laboratory features, and seasonality of gout onset and flares were collected. Season was classified in three-month intervals. The mean age was 52.2 yr and mean disease duration was 26.8 months. The male to female count was 318:12. The onset of acute gouty attacks was obtained in 256 patients. Gout developed most commonly in summer season (36.7%) (P<0.001) and in June (15.6%, P=0.002). During ULT, there were 147 (male 97.3%) gout flares. Although there was no statistically significant difference, gout flares were more common in summer (30.6%). Aggravating factors were identified in 57 flares: alcohol (72.0%) was most common. In the patients who attained target serum uric acid (<6 mg/dL) at the end of prophylaxis, gout flares were high in fall (35.8%) and September (17.0%). In Korea, the summer is most common season of gout onset and there is a tendency for gout flares to increase during ULT in summer/fall season.

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SeasonsSymptom Flare UpAlcohol DrinkingArthritis, GoutyBlood PressureBody Mass IndexComorbidityFemaleGout SuppressantsHumansLipidsMaleMiddle AgedProteinuriaRepublic of KoreaRetrospective StudiesGout SuppressantsLipidsUric AcidFlaresGout OnsetKoreaSeasonalitySummer

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PMID25729244
PMCPMC4330476
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