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Table 1 Characteristics of study population overall and by gender

From: Dual energy CT findings in gout with rapid kilovoltage-switching source with gemstone scintillator detector

 

Total, n = 55

Men, n = 43

Women, n = 12

Age, mean years (SD)

58 (15)

60 (16)

53 (14)

Disease duration, mean years (SD)

7 (7)

6 (7)

9 (8)

Tophus, n (%)

7 (13)

4 (9)

3 (25)

Erosive disease, n (%)

36 (65)

29 (67)

7 (58)

IHD, n (%)

15 (29) n = 51

12 (29), n = 42

3 (33), n = 9

HT, n (%)

29 (54) n = 54

23 (53), n = 43

6 (55), n = 11

Dyslipidemia, n (%)

15 (29) n = 51

14 (33), n = 43

1 (11), n = 9

Diuretic use, n (%)

16 (29)

12 (28)

4 (33)

ULT at DECT, n (%)

22 (40)

16 (37)

6 (50)

BMI high ≥30, n (%)

20 (48) n = 42

12 (38), n = 32

8 (75), n = 10

Urate at DECT, μmol/L, mean (SD)

457 (134)

465 (133)

424 (137)

Urate at DECT, μmol/L, mean (SD) with ULT, n = 22

405 (114)

401 (93), n = 16

418 (168), n = 6

Urate at DECT, μmol/L, mean (SD) without ULT, n = 33

491 (137)

504 (140), n = 27

429 (113), n = 6

eGFR > 90, n (%)

16 (29)

12 (28)

4 (33)

eGFR 60–90, n (%)

20 (36)

15 (35)

5 (42)

eGFR < 60, n (%)

19 (35)

16 (37)

3 (25)

  1. Abbrevaition: SD = standard deviation, IHD = ischemic heart disease, HT = hypertension, ULT = urate lowering treatment, BMI = body mass index