Distinct Characteristics of Patients with Gout and an Underweight or Normal Body Mass Index: A Single-Center Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT: Gout is an inflammatory arthritis triggered by monosodium urate crystal deposition, especially in obese patients. However, distinctions between the characteristics of obese and non-obese patients with gout remain unclear. We aimed to investigate the clinical differences by body mass index (BMI) with gout. We conducted a single-center retrospective cross-sectional study of 269 patients with gout from March 2020 to May 2024. Patients were classified into two groups: underweight/normal BMI and overweight/obesity. Baseline demographics, laboratory data, and clinical outcomes were compared between these groups. Stepwise logistic regression analysis was performed to identify predictors of underweight/normal BMI in gout patients. The underweight/normal BMI group included 35 patients (13.0%), char

SUBMITTER: Ahn SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12734147 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature