Factors associated with gout in South Koreans: analysis using the National Health Insurance Corporation and the National Health Screening Exam databases
Autor: | Jisoo Lee, Sang Cheol Bae, Chan Hee Lee, Na Young Sung |
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Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Male Multivariate analysis Alcohol Drinking Databases Factual Gout National Health Programs Blood Pressure computer.software_genre Body Mass Index chemistry.chemical_compound Rheumatology Republic of Korea Odds Ratio Humans Medicine Aged Univariate analysis Database business.industry Case-control study nutritional and metabolic diseases General Medicine Odds ratio Middle Aged medicine.disease Health Surveys Confidence interval chemistry Case-Control Studies Multivariate Analysis Uric acid Female business computer Body mass index |
Zdroj: | Clinical Rheumatology. 32:829-837 |
ISSN: | 1434-9949 0770-3198 |
Popis: | The aim of this study was to identify the factors associated with gout among South Koreans. A case control study of gout patients newly diagnosed between January 1, 2007, and December 31, 2008, and matching controls was conducted using the nationwide database (National Health Insurance Corporation and National Health Screening Exam (NHSE) database), which included the health-care records of 48.1 million individuals. Of 495,998 newly diagnosed patients, we included 18,123 who were ≥40 years old and had an NHSE before diagnosis of gout. To elucidate the factors associated with gout, multivariate conditional logistic analyses were performed. Gout was associated with drinking ≥1/week (p |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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