Questionnaire prompt Response options How many recurring attacks of gout annually in your case ”after” you started treatment? How many recurring attacks of gout annually in your case ”after” you started treatment?
UNCONTROLLED
>2 attacks
CONTROLLED
<2 attacks
P-Value
How many years ago
were you diagnosed with gout?
Less than 1 20 (9.4%) 14 (6.6%)
1 or more 111 (52.1) 68 (31.9%) 0.632
How old were you when someone diagnosed you with
gout?
15-25 24 (11.3%) 16 (7.5%)
25-60 100 (46.9%) 63 (29.6%) <0.043
>60 7 (3.3%) 3 (1.4%)
How much time elapsed between the onset of symptoms and your diagnosis of gout (months)? 1-3 months 41 (19.2%) 27 (12.7%)
3-6 months 45 (21.1%) 24 (11.3%) 0.043
6-12 months 32 (15.0%) 15 (7.0%)
>12 months 13 (6.1%) 16 (7.5%)
Rheumatologist 36 (16.9%) 10 (4.7%) 0.027