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Table 3 Clinical and Demographic characteristics

From: Differences in Achilles tendon stiffness in people with gout: a pilot study

 

Gout (n = 24)

Non-gout (n = 26)

Male/Female (n)

19/5

21/5

Mean age (SD)

70.63 (11)

72.73 (10)

Mean BMI (SD)*

30.53 (4.97)

26.98 (4.77)

Ethnicity

 Caucasian

23 (96%)

25 (96%)

 Non-Caucasian

1 (4%)

1 (4%)

 Mean self-reported relative physical activity (range 1–3)

1.86

1.88

Comorbidities N (%)

 Diabetes

12 (50)

11 (42)

 Hypertension

18 (75)

15 (58)

 Dyslipidaemia

15 (63)

13 (50)

 Cardiac disease

10 (42)

6 (23)

 Chronic kidney disease

8 (33)

2 (6)

Mean duration gout (SD)

9.39 (8.49) years

–

Pharmacological management gout

–

 None

7 (29)

 

 NSAIDs

2 (8)

 

 Prednisolone

2 (8)

 

 Allopurinol

10 (42)

 

 Colchine

3 (13)

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