The clinical characteristics, diagnosis and treatment of patients with gout in China
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1426.2018.01.005
- VernacularTitle:我国痛风患者临床特点及诊疗现状分析
- Author:
Hui LUO
1
;
Weigang FANG
;
Xiaoxia ZUO
;
Rui WU
;
Xiaoxia LI
;
Jinwei CHEN
;
Jingguo ZHOU
;
Jing YANG
;
Hui SONG
Author Information
1. 中南大学湘雅医院风湿免疫科
- Keywords:
Gout;
Clinical features;
Diagnosis and treatment
- From:
Chinese Journal of Internal Medicine
2018;57(1):27-31
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the demographic characteristics, clinical features, diagnosis and treatment of patients with gout in China.Methods Clinical data of 6 814 patients with gout from 100 hospitals in 27 provinces, municipalities or autonomous regions in China were collected and analyzed. Results (1)The ratio of male to female in patients with gout was 14.7:1.The mean age of onset was(48.8 ± 15.1)years old.Mean serum urate level was(526.7 ± 132.3)μmol/L.Patients'education background was of U-shaped distribution; (2) Hypertension was the most common comorbidity [15.8%(1 079/6 814)], then overweight or obesity[51.9%(3 536/6 814)];(3)Alcohol and high-purine food intake were dominant triggering factors in men. The diagnosis of gout was made after onset in majority of patients with cardinal symptom arthralgia.Most patients had the disease less than 5 years,and the longer the course,the more flares in the previous year of entry;(4)Febuxostat was the mostly used urate-lowering medication.20.7%(1 412/6 814), 10.8%(739/6 814) and 3.9%(265/6 814) of patients were followed up in 4 weeks, 12 weeks and 24 weeks after registration,and 18.9%(267/1 412),29.1%(215/739)and 38.1%(101/265)of them reached the control target of serum urate levels,respectively.After treatment,patients'liver function was not affected,but serum creatinine levels decreased significantly. Conclusions The proportion of gout patients who reach target serum urate level is very low.Further steps including education and survey need to be carried on.
