Observational studyRMD open2023
Filling gaps in female gout: a cross-sectional study of comorbidities in 192 037 hospitalised patients.
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- Sex and gender differences in rheumatology: clinical impact and future directions.Nature reviews. Rheumatology · 2026Review
- Prevalence and Impact of Diabetes Mellitus in Gout: Analysis of a Nationwide Dataset of 192,062 Hospitalizations.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Three Decades of Use of the Minimum Basic Data Set in Infectious Disease Research in Spain: A Scoping Review with an Evidence-Mapping Approach.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2026Review
- Short-Term Risk of Cardiovascular Events in People Newly Diagnosed With Gout.Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2025Article
- J-Shaped Association Between Non-HDL Cholesterol to HDL Cholesterol Ratios and Gout in US Adults With Gout.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2025Article
- Global, regional, and national burden of gout among older adults (≥65) from 1990 to 2021 and projections for 2050.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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- Consumption of Total and Specific Alcoholic Beverages and Long-Term Risk of Gout Among Men and Women.JAMA network open · 2024Article
- Epidemiology of gout - Global burden of disease research from 1990 to 2019 and future trend predictions.Therapeutic advances in endocrinology and metabolism · 2024Article
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
objectiveThere is room for improvement in the knowledge of female gout, often noted at risk of gender blindness. This study aims to compare the prevalence of comorbidities in women versus men hospitalised with gout in Spain.
methodsThis is an observational, multicentre, cross-sectional study in public and private Spanish hospitals analysing the minimum basic data set from 192 037 hospitalisations in people with gout (International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) coding) from 2005 to 2015. Age and several comorbidities (ICD-9) were compared by sex, with a subsequent stratification of comorbidities by age group. The association between each comorbidity and sex was assessed using multivariable logistic regression. A clinical decision tree algorithm was constructed to predict the sex of patients with gout based on age and comorbidities alone.
resultsWomen with gout (17.4% of the sample) were significantly older than men (73.9±13.7 years vs 64.0±14.4 years, p<0.001). Obesity, dyslipidaemia, chronic kidney disease, diabetes mellitus, heart failure, dementia, urinary tract infection and concurrent rheumatic disease were more common in women. Female sex was strongly associated with increasing age, heart failure, obesity, urinary tract infection and diabetes mellitus, while male sex was associated with obstructive respiratory diseases, coronary disease and peripheral vascular disease. The decision tree algorithm built showed an accuracy of 74.4%.
conclusionsA nationwide analysis of inpatients with gout in 2005-2015 confirms a different comorbidity profile between men and women. A different approach to female gout is needed to reduce gender blindness.
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