Abstracts tagged "Anemia and gout"

Abstract Number: 743 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012
Anemia and the Onset of Gout in a Population-Based Cohort of Adults: Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study
Mara McAdams DeMarco¹, Janet W. Maynard², Josef Coresh¹ and Alan N. Baer³, ¹Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, ²Rheum/Mason F Lord Bldg/CtrTow, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Baltimore, MD, ³Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: There is a growing prevalence of gout in the US and worldwide. Gout is a recognized risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). It is…