Research ArticleGout
Flare Rate Thresholds for Patient Assessment of Disease Activity States in Gout
William Taylor, Nicola Dalbeth, Kenneth G. Saag, Jasvinder A. Singh, Elizabeth J. Rahn, Amy S. Mudano, Yi-Hsing Chen, Ching-Tsai Lin, Paul Tan, Worawit Louthreno, Janitzia Vazquez-Mellado, Hansel Hernández-Llinas, Tuhina Neogi, Ana B. Vargas-Santos, Geraldo Castelar-Pinheiro, Rodrigo B. Chaves-Amorim, Tillman Uhlig, Hilde B. Hammer, Maxim Eliseev, Fernando Perez-Ruiz, Lorenzo Cavagna, Geraldine M. McCarthy, Lisa K. Stamp, Martijin Gerritsen, Viktoria Fana, Francisca Sivera and Angelo L. Gaffo
The Journal of Rheumatology February 2021, 48 (2) 293-298; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.191242
William Taylor
1W. Taylor, MBChB, PhD, FRACP, FAFRM, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand;
Nicola Dalbeth
2N. Dalbeth, MBChB, MD, FRACP, P. Tan, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand;
Kenneth G. Saag
3K.G. Saag, MD, MSc, E.J. Rahn, PhD, A.S. Mudano, MPH, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA;
Jasvinder A. Singh
4J.A. Singh, MD, MPH, A.L. Gaffo, MD, MSPH, University of Alabama at Birmingham, and Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama, USA;
Elizabeth J. Rahn
3K.G. Saag, MD, MSc, E.J. Rahn, PhD, A.S. Mudano, MPH, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA;
Amy S. Mudano
3K.G. Saag, MD, MSc, E.J. Rahn, PhD, A.S. Mudano, MPH, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA;
Yi-Hsing Chen
5Y.H. Chen, MD, PhD, C.T. Lin, MD, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan;
Ching-Tsai Lin
5Y.H. Chen, MD, PhD, C.T. Lin, MD, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan;
Paul Tan
2N. Dalbeth, MBChB, MD, FRACP, P. Tan, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand;
Worawit Louthreno
6W. Louthreno, MD, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand;
Janitzia Vazquez-Mellado
7J. Vazquez-Mellado, MD, PhD, H. Hernández-Llinas, MD, Hospital General de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico;
Hansel Hernández-Llinas
7J. Vazquez-Mellado, MD, PhD, H. Hernández-Llinas, MD, Hospital General de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico;
Tuhina Neogi
8T. Neogi, MD, PhD, FRCPC, A.B. Vargas-Santos, MD, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA;
Ana B. Vargas-Santos
8T. Neogi, MD, PhD, FRCPC, A.B. Vargas-Santos, MD, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA;
Geraldo Castelar-Pinheiro
9G. Castelar-Pinheiro, MD, PhD, R.B. Chaves-Amorim, MD, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;
Rodrigo B. Chaves-Amorim
9G. Castelar-Pinheiro, MD, PhD, R.B. Chaves-Amorim, MD, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;
Tillman Uhlig
10T. Uhlig, MD, H.B. Hammer, MD, PhD, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway;
Hilde B. Hammer
10T. Uhlig, MD, H.B. Hammer, MD, PhD, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway;
Maxim Eliseev
11M. Eliseev, PhD, V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology, Moscow, Russia;
Fernando Perez-Ruiz
12F. Perez-Ruiz, MD, PhD, Servicio de Reumatologia, Baracaldo, Spain;
Lorenzo Cavagna
13L. Cavagna, MD, University and IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy;
Geraldine M. McCarthy
14G.M. McCarthy, MD, FRCPI, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland;
Lisa K. Stamp
15L.K. Stamp, MBChB, FRACP, PhD, University of Otago-Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand;
Martijin Gerritsen
16M. Gerritsen, MD, PhD, Westfries Gasthuis, Hoorn, the Netherlands;
Viktoria Fana
17V. Fana, MD, Copenhagen Center for Artritis Reserch, Righospitalet Glostrup, Denmark;
Francisca Sivera
18F. Sivera, MD, PhD, Hospital General Universitario Elda, Elda, Spain.
Angelo L. Gaffo
4J.A. Singh, MD, MPH, A.L. Gaffo, MD, MSPH, University of Alabama at Birmingham, and Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama, USA;

REFERENCES
- 1.↵
- Neogi T.
- 2.↵
- Hui M,
- Carr A,
- Cameron S,
- Davenport G,
- Doherty M,
- Forrester H, et al.
- 3.↵
- 4.↵
- Richette P,
- Doherty M,
- Pascual E,
- Barskova V,
- Becce F,
- Castañeda-Sanabria J, et al.
- 5.↵
- Taylor WJ,
- Brown M,
- Aati O,
- Weatherall M,
- Dalbeth N.
- 6.↵
- Taylor WJ,
- Schumacher HR Jr,
- Baraf HS,
- Chapman P,
- Stamp L,
- Doherty M, et al.
- 7.↵
- de Lautour H,
- Taylor WJ,
- Adebajo A,
- Alten R,
- Burgos-Vargas R,
- Chapman P, et al.
- 8.↵
- 9.↵
- Tubach F,
- Wells GA,
- Ravaud P,
- Dougados M.
- 10.↵
- Gaffo AL,
- Dalbeth N,
- Saag KG,
- Singh J,
- Rahn EJ,
- Mudano AS, et al.
- 11.↵
- Tubach F,
- Ravaud P,
- Baron G,
- Falissard B,
- Logeart I,
- Bellamy N, et al.
- 12.↵
- 13.↵
- 14.↵
- 15.↵
- Diaz_Torne C,
- Pou MA,
- Castellvi I,
- Corominas H,
- Taylor WJ.
- 16.↵
- Tatlock S,
- Rüdell K,
- Panter C,
- Arbuckle R,
- Harrold LR,
- Taylor WJ, et al.
- 17.↵
- De Meulemeester M,
- Jansen T,
- Petersen G,
- Perez-Ruiz F.
In this issue
The Journal of Rheumatology
Vol. 48, Issue 2
1 Feb 2021
Flare Rate Thresholds for Patient Assessment of Disease Activity States in Gout
William Taylor, Nicola Dalbeth, Kenneth G. Saag, Jasvinder A. Singh, Elizabeth J. Rahn, Amy S. Mudano, Yi-Hsing Chen, Ching-Tsai Lin, Paul Tan, Worawit Louthreno, Janitzia Vazquez-Mellado, Hansel Hernández-Llinas, Tuhina Neogi, Ana B. Vargas-Santos, Geraldo Castelar-Pinheiro, Rodrigo B. Chaves-Amorim, Tillman Uhlig, Hilde B. Hammer, Maxim Eliseev, Fernando Perez-Ruiz, Lorenzo Cavagna, Geraldine M. McCarthy, Lisa K. Stamp, Martijin Gerritsen, Viktoria Fana, Francisca Sivera, Angelo L. Gaffo
The Journal of Rheumatology Feb 2021, 48 (2) 293-298; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.191242
Flare Rate Thresholds for Patient Assessment of Disease Activity States in Gout
William Taylor, Nicola Dalbeth, Kenneth G. Saag, Jasvinder A. Singh, Elizabeth J. Rahn, Amy S. Mudano, Yi-Hsing Chen, Ching-Tsai Lin, Paul Tan, Worawit Louthreno, Janitzia Vazquez-Mellado, Hansel Hernández-Llinas, Tuhina Neogi, Ana B. Vargas-Santos, Geraldo Castelar-Pinheiro, Rodrigo B. Chaves-Amorim, Tillman Uhlig, Hilde B. Hammer, Maxim Eliseev, Fernando Perez-Ruiz, Lorenzo Cavagna, Geraldine M. McCarthy, Lisa K. Stamp, Martijin Gerritsen, Viktoria Fana, Francisca Sivera, Angelo L. Gaffo
The Journal of Rheumatology Feb 2021, 48 (2) 293-298; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.191242