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Table 1 Demographic and medical characteristics. Data are presented as mean (SD) unless otherwise specified

From: Spatiotemporal gait parameters and plantar pressure distribution during barefoot walking in people with gout and asymptomatic hyperuricemia: comparison with healthy individuals with normal serum urate concentrations

Variable

Normouricemic control

Gout

Asymptomatic Hyperuricemia

N

34

24

29

Gender, male, n (%)

34 (100 %)

24 (100 %)

29 (100 %)

Age, years

58 (14)

58 (13)

58 (19)

Ethnicity, n (%)

European 30 (88 %)

Māori 1 (3 %)

Pacific 0 (0 %)

Asian 3 (9 %)

European 14 (58 %)

Māori 1 (4 %)

Pacific 5 (21 %)

Asian 4 (17 %)

European 24 (83 %)

Māori 0 (0 %)

Pacific 3 (10 %)

Asian 2 (7 %)

BMI, kg/m2

25.0 (2.9)

30.2 (4.0)†

29.3 (5.9)†

Diuretic use, n (%)

4 (12 %)

3 (12 %)

7 (24 %)

Hypertension, n (%)

9 (26 %)

17 (70 %)†

16 (55 %)†

Cardiovascular disease, n (%)

1 (3 %)

7 (29 %)†

5 (17 %)

Diabetes, n (%)

2 (6 %)

4 (17 %)

1 (3 %)

Loss of protective sensation, n (%)

Right 1 (3 %)

Left 1 (3 %)

Right 4 (17 %)

Left 6 (25 %)

Right 4 (14 %)

Left 4 (14 %)

Serum urate

0.32 (0.06) mmol/L

5.3 (1.0) mg/dL

0.35 (0.10) mmol/L

5.8 (1.7) mg/dL

0.46 (0.05) mmol/L†

7.6 (0.8) mg/dL

  1. †Significantly different from normouricemic control group (p < 0.05)