Cohort study investigating gout flares and management in UK general practice.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gout is the most common inflammatory arthritis and is almost exclusively managed in primary care, however the course and severity of the condition is variable and poorly characterised. This research aims improve understanding about the frequency of, and factors associated with, gout flares in the UK and characterise the factors associated with the initiation of ULT.

Methods

Using the Clinical Practice Research Database, patients with a coded incident gout diagnosis without a prior prescription for urate-lowering therapy (ULT) were identified. Gout flares post diagnosis and ULT initiation were identified through prescribing and coded data. Patient characteristics, co-morbidities and co-prescribing were co-variants. Factors associated with gout flares and ULT initia

SUBMITTER: Finnikin S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10664696 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature