Epidemiology and management of gout in Taiwan: a nationwide population study

• Published in: Arthritis research & therapy Vol. 17; no. 1; p. 13
• Main Authors: Kuo, Chang-Fu, Grainge, Matthew J, See, Lai-Chu, Yu, Kuang-Hui, Luo, Shue-Fen, Zhang, Weiya, Doherty, Michael
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 23.01.2015; BioMed Central
• Subjects: Adult; Age Distribution; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Analysis; Care and treatment; Diagnosis; Epidemiology; Female; Gout; Gout - drug therapy; Gout - epidemiology; Gout Suppressants - therapeutic use; Humans; Incidence; Male; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; Middle Aged; National health insurance; Online databases; Oxidases; Prevalence; Sex Distribution; Taiwan - epidemiology; Young Adult; Taiwan; United Kingdom

Gout is the most common inflammatory arthritis worldwide and is the only type of chronic arthritis that potentially can be 'cured'. However, data on gout incidence, prevalence and management, assessed at multiple time points in the same population, are sparse, particularly in Asian populat...