Secular trend of gout incidence in the UK: an age-period-cohort analysis.

Jing YeYuqing ZhangWeiya ZhangMichael DohertyNa LuChao ZengGuang-Hua LeiJie WeiXiang Ding

Published in: BMJ open (2024)

The gout incidence between 1999 and 2013 in the UK increased with the birth cohorts and then decreased between 2011 and 2019 except for those born after 1980. Future monitoring is needed to help identify aetiological factors and guide preventive and treatment strategies for gout.

Keyphrases

uric acid
risk factors
gestational age
cross sectional
metabolic syndrome
current status
low birth weight
pregnant women