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Table 1 Demographics and Patient Characteristics (N = 382,221)a

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)

  1. MSA Metropolitan Statistical Area
  2. aUnweighted, raw study sample size
  3. bSurvey weighting and clusters accounted for reflecting unbiased, national annual estimates of visit occurrences for the portion of the population meeting the study inclusion/exclusion criteria