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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 4 Association between the Gout Impact Scale and gout-related features.

Gout featuresGout concern overallGout medication side effectsUnmet gout treatment needsWell-being during attackGout concern during attackTotal GIS
Age (years), p0.780.980.220.260.240.82
Gender, Male, p0.10.070.57* 0.550.46
BMI(kg/m), p0.970.570.540.520.590.75
Education level, p0.840.540.130.10.870.98
Income/month, p0.50.540.150.230.790.33
Sources of medical expenses, p0.730.20** 0.950.950.45
Current Smoking, p0.880.96** 0.250.510.21
Current drinking, p0.970.37* 0.430.280.91
Disease duration, p0.060.20.470.170.080.10
A family history of gout, p0.040.130.78** ** **
During an attack, p** 0.45** ** * **
Number of attacks at half a year, p** 0.87* ** * **
Baseline ULT use, p0.080.140.840.840.580.39
Spearman correlation coefficient analysis performed for continuous data, and Mann-Whitney U test performed for categorical data.
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