The sensitivity of a self-report of physician-diagnosed gout in the Atherosclerosis Risk in the Community (ARIC) cohort. Only 1 participant with the gold standard definition of gout reported race other than African American or white. Hyperuricemia was defined as serum urate level > 7 mg/dl at either visit 1 or 2.
| No. Self-reported Gout Cases (%) | Gold Standard Definition of Gout | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Discharge Diagnosis of Gout or Prescription for a Gout Medication, n = 196* | Discharge Diagnosis of Gout, n = 64 | Prescription for a Gout Medication, n = 165 | |
| Overall | 165 (84.2) | 59 (92.2) | 136 (82.4) |
| Women | 30/37 (81.1) | 7/9 (77.8) | 25/32 (78.1) |
| Men | 135/159 (84.9) | 52/55 (94.6) | 111/133 (83.5) |
| African American | 36/45 (80.0) | 16/17 (94.1) | 24/33 (72.7) |
| White | 128/150 (85.3) | 43/47 (91.5) | 111/131 (84.7) |
| Education, < 12 yrs | 32/44 (72.7) | 24/35 (68.6) | 10/12 (83.3) |
| Education, ≥ 12 yrs | 133/152 (87.5) | 112/130 (86.2) | 49/52 (94.25) |
| Hyperuricemic | 127/144 (88.2) | 51/54 (94.4) | 99/114 (86.8) |
| Not hyperuricemic | 38/52 (73.1) | 8/10 (80.0) | 37/51 (72.6) |
↵* There were 33 participants with both a prescription and hospitalization for gout.