Sex Differences in Clinical Features in Gout: A Nationwide Retrospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT: Background: Patients with gout have several coexisting conditions that impact mortality. We analyzed the differences in clinical manifestations among Korean patients with gout and compared the causes of death based on sex using data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service-National Sample Cohort database. Methods: We included adults with gout receiving urate-lowering therapy (ULT) from 2002 until 2019. The clinical features and causes of death were compared between male and female patients. Multivariate Cox regression was performed to identify the risk factors contributing to all-cause mortality. Results: The results showed that female patients were older at the start of ULT and had more comorbidities. The most common cause of death among all patients with gou

SUBMITTER: Do H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11642280 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature