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29 September 2020: Clinical Research

Use of the Gout Impact Scale to Evaluate Quality of Life in Chinese Subjects with Gout: A Cross-Sectional Study

Peidan Yang 12CDE* , Zhixin Chen 23CDE* , Yimin Talia Chen 4EF , Minying Liu 1BF , Mingying Zhang 1BF , Xiangwei Yang 1BF , Changsong Lin 1ADF , Qiang Xu 1ABDEFG*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.925593

Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e925593

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of gout patients.

VariableN=169
Age (years), median (IQR)43 (34–53.5)
Gender, Male, n (%)149 (88.2)
BMI(kg/m), median (IQR)25.78 (23.55–28.06)
Education level, n (%)
 Primary education12 (7.1)
 Junior high school35 (20.7)
 Junior college39 (23.1)
 Senior high school39 (23.1)
 Bachelor degree or above44 (26.0)
Income/month (RMB), n (%)
 ≤300038 (22.5)
 3001~500052 (30.8)
 5001–1000042 (24.9)
 10001–2000023 (13.6)
 ≥20000 yuan14 (8.3)
Sources of medical expenses (RMB), n (%)
 Self-paying56 (33.1)
 Reimbursable items113 (66.9)
 Smoking60 (35.5)
 Alcohol drinking62 (36.7)
Disease duration (month), median (IQR)36 (12–71)
A family history of gout, n (%)47 (27.8)
During an attack (half a year), n (%)85 (50.3)
Number of attacks at half a year, n (%)
 030 (17.8)
 1–266 (39.1)
 3–543 (25.4)
 6–1021 (12.4)
 >109 (5.3)
Baseline ULT use n (%)
 Allopurinol33 (19.5)
 Febuxostat43 (25.4)
 Benzbromarone22 (13.0)
GIS, median(IQR)
 Gout concern overall87.5 (75–100)
 Gout medication side effects75 (62.5–100)
 Unmet gout treatment41.67 (33.33–50)
 Well-being during attack43.18 (30.68–54.55)
 Gout concern during attack75 (68.75–93.75)
Data are n (%), median (IQR), or mean(S.D). GIS: 0 to 100; higher score indicates more serious symptoms of gout or terrible quality of life. GIS – Gout Impact Scale; IBM – body mass index; IQR – interquartile range; S.D. – standard deviation; ULT – uric acid lowering therapy.

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