The incidence and prevalence of cardiovascular diseases in gout: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: The aims of this systematic review and meta-analysis were to describe prevalence of cardiovascular disease in gout, compare these results with non-gout controls and consider whether there were differences according to geography. PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science were systematically searched for studies reporting prevalence of any cardiovascular disease in a gout population. Studies with non-representative sampling, where a cohort had been used in another study, small sample size (< 100) and where gout could not be distinguished from other rheumatic conditions were excluded, as were reviews, editorials and comments. Where possible meta-analysis was performed using random-effect models. Twenty-six studies comprising 949,773 gout patients were included in the review. Pooled prevalence estimat

SUBMITTER: Cox P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8164620 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature