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Table 1 Characteristics of non-tophaceous and tophaceous gout patient groups

From: Dual-energy computed tomography has limited sensitivity for non-tophaceous gout: a comparison study with tophaceous gout

 

Non-tophaceous

Tophaceous

Number of patients

11

10

Age, years; median (range)

64 (43–72)

56 (49–89)

Male; number (%)

9 (82)

8 (80)

Caucasian; number (%)

9 (82)

8 (80)

Duration of gout, years; median (range)

0.8 (0.2-13)

10.2 (1–28)

Glomerular filtration rate <60 ml/min; number (%)

2 (18)

5 (50)

BMI, kg/m2; mean ± SD

29.8 ± 4.0

30.0 ± 3.2

Maximum serum urate (μmol/L), median (range)

529.4 (339.0-814.9)

594.8 (458.0-850.6)

Urate-lowering therapy at time of scan, number (%)

9 (82)

7 (70)