From: An evaluation of gout visits in the United States for the years 2007 to 2011
Characteristic | No. (%) of Patient Visitsb |
---|---|
Observation Period | |
2009–2011 | 588,791,594 (61) |
2007–2008 | 375,839,802 (39) |
Age (years) | |
Mean (SE) | 53.9 (0.23) |
Age Group | |
≥65 | 299,032,423 (31) |
45–64 | 351,209,142 (36) |
20–44 | 314,389,831 (33) |
Sex | |
Female | 587,394,025 (61) |
Male | 377,237,371 (39) |
Race | |
Other | 33,516,436 (5) |
African-American | 99,604,070 (14) |
Caucasian | 602,374,076 (82) |
Ethnicity | |
Hispanic/Latino | 79,262,491 (11) |
Non-Hispanic/Latino | 630,345,157 (89) |
Region | |
Northeast | 189,690,837 (20) |
Midwest | 206,775,296 (21) |
West | 201,670,759 (21) |
South | 366,494,504 (38) |
MSA | |
Non-MSA | 120,846,147 (13) |
MSA | 843,785,249 (87) |
Insurance Status | |
Other | 98,736,670 (11) |
Medicaid | 88,374,398 (10) |
Medicare | 280,902,288 (30) |
Private Insurance | 461,730,141 (49) |
Setting Type | |
Hospital Emergency | 94,712,528 (10) |
Hospital Outpatient | 78,137,131 (8) |
Physician’s Office | 791,781,738 (82) |
Diuretic Use | |
Yes | 71,243,249 (7) |
No | 893,388,147 (93) |
Gout | |
Yes | 11,769,697 (1) |
No | 952,861,700 (99) |