Comorbidity in gout at the time of first diagnosis: sex differences that may have implications for dosing of urate lowering therapy

Abstract Background The aim of this study is to examine the occurrence of comorbidities at the time of first diagnosis of gout compared with matched population controls, overall and by sex, as well as to examine the crude and age-standardized prevalence of these comorbidities in men and women with g...

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Main Authors: Panagiota Drivelegka, Valgerdur Sigurdardottir, Anna Svärd, Lennart T. H. Jacobsson, Mats Dehlin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:Arthritis Research & Therapy
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13075-018-1596-x