Journal article
The 3-Year Incidence of Gout in Elderly Patients with CKD
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The risk of gout across CKD stages is not well described.
DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS: We performed a retrospective cohort study using linked health care databases from Ontario, Canada from 2002 to 2010. The primary outcome was the 3-year cumulative incidence of gout, on the basis of diagnostic codes. We presented our results by level of kidney function (eGFR≥90 ml/min per 1.73 m2, 60-89, 45-59, …
Authors
Tan VS; Garg AX; McArthur E; Lam NN; Sood MM; Naylor KL
Journal
Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, Vol. 12, No. 4, pp. 577–584
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
April 2017
DOI
10.2215/cjn.06790616
ISSN
1555-9041