Gout and hyperuricaemia in the USA: prevalence and trends

While the age-adjusted prevalence of gout and hyperuricaemia has remained unchanged in the most recent decade from 2007-08 to 2015-16, the estimated total number of persons with self-reported gout has increased from 8.3 million to 9.2 million. The age-adjusted prevalence of hyperuricaemia has declined slightly, but the total number of affected individuals is virtually identical (32.5 million in 2015-16 compared with 32.1 million in 2007-08).