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BioMed Central, Arthritis Research and Therapy, 4(14), p. R193

DOI: 10.1186/ar4026

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Anemia and the onset of gout in a population-based cohort of adults: Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study

Journal article published in 2012 by Mara A. McAdams-Demarco ORCID, Janet W. Maynard, Josef Coresh, Alan N. Baer
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Abstract Introduction There is a growing prevalence of gout in the US and worldwide. Gout is a recognized risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). It is unclear whether other risk factors for CVD are also associated with increased risk of gout. Anemia is one such CVD risk factor. No studies have evaluated the relationship between anemia and gout. We tested whether anemia was associated with incident gout independent of comorbid conditions in Atherosclerosis Risk in the Communities. Methods This population-based cohort recruited 15,792 individuals in 1987 to 1989 from four US communities and contained nine years of follow-up. Anemia was defined as hemoglobin