Is gout a risk equivalent to diabetes for stroke and myocardial infarction? A retrospective claims database study

Despite being known as a cardiovascular risk factor, it is not known whether gout is a cardiovascular risk equivalent [16] similar to diabetes. [...]the objectives of the present study were (1) to assess whether gout is a cardiovascular risk equivalent for incident MI and stroke similar to diabetes, (2) to estimate the increased cardiovascular risk with gout for women and men in various age groups, and (3) to examine if gout is additive to diabetes for cardiovascular risk. 50 445,916 640 446,085 471 (33.7%) (4.8%) (33.6%) (4.5%) 51-60 179,005 1125 179,348 782 (13.5%) (8.4%) (13.5%) (7.5%) 61-6... Mehr ...