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Gout diagnoses increased dramatically from 1990 to 2017, shows new analysis – News-Medical.Net
The prevalence of gout–a form of arthritis characterized by severe pain, redness, and tenderness in joints–increased across the world at an alarming rate from 1990 to 2017, according to an analysis published in Arthritis & Rheumatology.
The prevalence of gout–a form of arthritis characterized by severe pain, redness, and tenderness in joints–increased across the world at an alarming rate from 1990 to 2017, according to an analysis published in Arthritis & Rheumatology.
The analysis found that there were approximately 41.2 million prevalent cases of gout in 2017, with the rate of new diagnosed cases being 92 per 100,000 people, an increase of 5.5% from 1990.
Gout was more common in males and in older individuals. Also, t…
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