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Table 1 Categories (% questions)

From: “What say ye gout experts?” a content analysis of questions about gout posted on the social news website Reddit

Category

n (%)

Uncertainty about symptoms

80 (22.3%)

Medications

55 (15.3%)

Diet

44 (12.3%)

Non-pharmacological management

37 (10.3%)

Non-specific management

37 (10.3%)

Triggers

24 (6.7%)

Seeking social support

20 (5.6%)

Financial and employment issues

16 (4.5%)

Miscellaneous

13 (3.6%)

Causes of gout

12 (3.3%)

Serum urate testing

10 (2.8%)

Information sources

7 (1.9%)

Social perception of gout

4 (1.1%)