Table 1 Differences between demographic and clinical
characteristics of tophi and nontophi groups |
Table 1
Differences between demographic and clinical characteristics of tophi
and nontophi groups |
Table 1 Differences between demographic
and clinical characteristics of tophi and nontophi groups |
Table 1 Differences between demographic and clinical
characteristics of tophi and nontophi groups |
Demographic characteristics |
n (%) |
n (%) |
|
|
tophi (n=29)
|
non-tophi(n=129)
|
P-value
|
Onset age (years) |
46.97±14.90 |
46.39±16.66 |
0.86 |
Hospitalization frequency (per year) |
1.59±0.87 |
1.23±0.79 |
0.03 |
Disease duration (years) |
16.48±10.91 |
8.20±5.98 |
<0.0001 |
BMI(kg/m2) |
24.05±3.56 |
25.52±3.70 |
0.053 |
Number of Joints involved |
4.14±2.72 |
2.52±1.32 |
<0.0001 |
Serum uric acid(umol/l) |
477.30±141.60 |
516.40±129.60 |
0.15 |
Gender |
|
|
0.91 |
Female |
1(3.45) |
5(3.88) |
|
Male |
28(96.55) |
124(96.12) |
|
Marital status |
|
|
0.56 |
Married |
28(96.55) |
121(93.80) |
|
Other marital statuses |
1(3.45) |
8(6.20) |
|
Employment |
|
|
0.94 |
Employed |
20(68.97) |
88(68.22) |
|
Unemployed |
9(31.03) |
41(31.78) |
|
medical insurance |
|
|
0.30 |
rural cooperative or urban medical insurance |
27(3.45) |
111(86.05) |
|
self-funded |
2(96.55) |
18(13.95) |
|
Diabetes |
|
|
0.03 |
Yes |
1(3.45) |
5(3.88) |
|
No |
28(96.55) |
124(96.12) |
|
Hypertension |
|
|
0.008 |
Yes |
22(75.86) |
63(48.84) |
|
No |
7(24.14) |
66(51.16) |
|
Atherosclerosis |
|
|
0.027 |
Yes |
7(24.14) |
12(9.30) |
|
No |
22(75.86) |
117(90.70) |
|
Hyperlipidemia |
|
|
0.61 |
Yes |
10(34.48) |
51(39.53) |
|
No |
19(65.52) |
78(60.47) |
|
Kidney dysfunction |
|
|
0.028 |
Yes |
16(55.17) |
43(33.33) |
|
No |
13(44.83) |
86(66.67) |
|
Urinary tract stone |
|
|
0.76 |
Yes |
11(37.93) |
45(34.88) |
|
No |
18(62.07) |
84(65.12) |
|
Family history |
|
|
0.24 |
Yes |
1(3.45) |
13(10.08) |
|
No |
28(96.55) |
116(89.92) |
|
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Demographic characteristics |
n (%) |
n (%) |
|
|
tophi (n=29)
|
non-tophi(n=129)
|
P-value
|
Smoking |
|
|
0.11 |
Yes |
12(41.38) |
34(26.36) |
|
No |
17(58.62) |
95(73.64) |
|
Drinking |
|
|
0.42 |
Yes |
11(37.93) |
39(30.23) |
|
No |
18(62.07) |
90(69.77) |
|
Gout flares frequency(per year) |
|
|
0.031 |
<2 |
1(3.45) |
26(3.88) |
|
≥2 |
28(96.55) |
103(96.12) |
|
Urate lowering therapy |
|
|
0.26 |
Yes |
4(13.79) |
30(23.26) |
|
No |
25(86.21) |
99(76.74) |
|
Use of GC |
|
|
0.46 |
Yes |
12(41.38) |
44(34.11) |
|
No |
17(58.62) |
85(65.89) |
|