Variables | Severe Gout, n = 221 (44%) | Non-severe Gout, n = 279 (56%) | p |
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Age at onset, yrs, mean (SD) | 31.3 (11.0) | 36.4 (13.3) | < 0.001 |
Educational level, yrs, mean (SD) | 8.7 (3.7) | 9.5 (4.5) | 0.039 |
Socioeconomic status, yrs, mean (SD) | 8.3 (2.2) | 8.7 (2.2) | 0.018 |
Disease duration, yrs, mean (SD) | 16.3 (10.3) | 10.5 (10.1) | < 0.001 |
Disease duration prediagnosis, yrs, mean (SD) | 7.9 (8.0) | 6.4 (7.5) | 0.023 |
Hypertension, % | 47 | 37 | 0.001 |
Lithiasis, % | 18 | 12 | 0.054 |
Chronic kidney disease, % | 22 | 11 | 0.001 |
Use of self-prescribed glucocorticoids, % | 43 | 20 | < 0.01 |