Table 1 |
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Increasing prevalence of gout: epidemiological data from New Zealand, the USA, the UK and China |
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Study |
Survey date |
Study population |
Case definition |
Prevalence |
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New Zealand |
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Lennane and colleagues [4] |
1958 |
Random community sample |
Personal interview and examination |
European 3/1,000, Maori 27/1,000 |
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Prior and Rose [5] |
1966 |
Random community sample |
Personal interview and examination |
European 9/1,000, Maori 60/1,000 |
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Klemp and colleagues [6] |
1992 |
Random community sample |
Personal interview and examination; 1977 ARA criteria |
European 29/1,000, Maori 64/1,000 |
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USA |
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Wallace and colleagues [7] |
1990 |
Medical claims database |
Claims with gout diagnosis or urate-lowering drugs |
2.9/1,000 |
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1999 |
5.2/1,000 |
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1969 |
National Health Interview Surveys |
Self-reported gout |
4.8/1,000 |
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1976 |
7.8/1,000 |
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1980 |
8.3/1,000 |
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1983 to 1985 |
9.9/1,000 |
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1988 |
8.5/1,000 |
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1992 |
8.4/1,000 |
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UK |
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Currie [10] |
1975 |
GP records |
GP diagnosis |
2.6/1,000 |
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Steven [11] |
1987 |
GP records (Scotland) |
Specialist review of clinical records |
3.4/1,000 |
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Harris and colleagues [12] |
1993 |
GP records (England) |
GP diagnosis |
9.5/1,000 |
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Mikuls and colleagues [13] |
1999 |
UK-GPRD |
GP diagnosis |
14/1,000 |
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Annemans and colleagues [14] |
2000 to 2005 |
IMS Disease Analyzer |
GP diagnosis |
14/1,000 |
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Elliot and colleagues [15] |
2001 |
RCGP Weekly Returns Service |
GP diagnosis |
4.3/1,000 |
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2003 |
4.9/1,000 |
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2005 |
4.8/1,000 |
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2007 |
4.7/1,000 |
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China |
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Nan and colleagues [16] |
2002 |
Random community sample |
Self-report, confirmed in medical records |
3.6/1,000 |
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Miao and colleagues [17] |
2004 |
Random community sample |
Questionnaire, physical examination |
5.3/1,000 |
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1977 ARA criteria |
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Taiwan |
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Chou and colleagues [18] |
Not stated |
Random community sample |
Questionnaire, physical examination. Hyperuricaemia/synovial fluid analysis |
Rural 1.6/1,000. suburban 6.7/1,000, urban 6.7/1,000 |
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Chang and colleagues [19] |
1993 to 1995 |
Random community sample |
Personal interview, 1977 ARA criteria |
Aborigine 91/1,000, non-Aborigine 3/1,000 |
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Lin and colleagues [20] |
1993 to 1996 |
Nutrition and Health Survey |
Personal interview, physical examination |
34/1,000 |
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ARA, American Rheumatism Association; GP, general practitioner; RCGP, Royal College of General Practitioners; UK-GPRD, UK General Practice Research Database. |
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Roddy and Doherty Arthritis Research & Therapy 2010 12:223 doi:10.1186/ar3199 |
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