Abstract Number: 816 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Glomerular Filtration Rate, Chronic Kidney Disease and Incidence of Physician Diagnosed Gout
Background/Purpose: The kidney is the major organ of urate excretion in humans. Yet, there are few studies that assess whether reduced glomerular filtration and/or kidney…Abstract Number: 156 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Menopause and the Prevalence of Gout and Hyperuricemia: An Age-Matched Case Control Study
Background/Purpose: Among women, the prevalence of gouty arthritis (gout) and hyperuricemia (serum urate>6.0 mg/dL) increases steeply after the age 60. This increase has been attributed…