Table 2.

Results from multilevel multivariable logistic (OR and 95% CI) and linear (β and 95% CI) regressions for the various outcomes of interest.

	≥ 3 Gout Flares, n = 1029		≥ 1 Gout Flare, n = 1029		Impact of Gout on Mental and Physical Health, n = 1029		Missed ≥ 1 Day of Work, n = 512		Satisfaction, n = 1029		Unaddressed Goals, n = 1029
	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI	β	95% CI
Patient factors
Sex (male vs female)	0.81	0.58–1.13	0.67	0.46–0.99	1.19	0.85–1.67	1.02	0.63–1.65	2.02	1.39–2.93	0.03	–0.16 to 0.22
Age (> 55 vs ≤ 55 yrs)	0.76	0.55–1.06	0.55	0.39–0.78	0.72	0.52–0.99	0.36	0.23–0.58	1.01	0.68–1.51	–0.03	–0.21 to 0.15
Education (high vs other)	0.75	0.55–1.02	0.76	0.56–1.04	0.86	0.64–1.16	0.78	0.51–1.20	0.86	0.59–1.24	0.08	–0.08 to 0.24
Employment (work vs nonwork)	1.04	0.75–1.45	1.15	0.82–1.61	1.22	0.89–1.69	–	–	1.01	0.68–1.50	0.05	–0.13 to 0.23
Comorbidities, mean (0–5)	1.15	1.04–1.27	1.06	0.95–1.18	1.22	1.10–1.35	1.16	1.01–1.33	1.06	0.94–1.19	–0.02	–0.08 to 0.03
Gout flares past year (≥ 3 vs < 3)	–	–	–	–	2.59	1.91–3.50	2.48	1.59–3.87	0.39	0.28–0.56	0.36	0.19–0.53
Knowledgeable about disease (yes vs no)	1.53	1.13–2.07	1.25	0.91–1.71	1.35	1.01–1.81	1.30	0.85–1.99	1.68	1.15–2.44	–0.03	–0.19 to 0.13
Knowledgeable about lifestyle (yes vs no)	0.92	0.64–1.32	1.18	0.82–1.70	1.96	1.36–2.84	1.60	0.91–2.80	2.73	1.86–4.00	0.20	–0.01 to 0.39
Care factors
ULT treatment (yes vs no)	0.52	0.39–0.70	0.38	0.28–0.53	0.59	0.44–0.80	0.76	0.50–1.16	2.85	2.00–4.06	0.02	–0.14 to 0.19
Regular follow-ups (≥ 2 vs < 2)	2.40	1.79–3.22	1.77	1.30–2.41	1.02	0.76–1.36	2.75	1.82–4.17	1.04	0.73–1.48	–0.17	–0.33 to –0.01
Diagnosed by GP (yes vs no)	0.77	0.56–1.05	1.02	0.73–1.42	0.69	0.50–0.94	0.48	0.31–0.75	1.18	0.81–1.72	–0.02	–0.19 to 0.16

Values in bold are statistically significant. GP: general practitioner; ULT: urate-lowering therapy.