CKD Linked to Gout Prevalence in the United States.

In an analysis of NHANES data from 1988 to 1994 and 2007 to 2010, the prevalence of gout was 2% to 3% among participants without CKD, 4% among participants with CKD stage 1, 6% to 10% for stage 2, 11% to 13% for stage 3, and over 30% for stage 4. After adjusting for demographic characteristics, CKD-related medical disorders, and serum uric acid, individuals with stage 4 CKD had about a threefold higher prevalence of gout than those without CKD. The Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism study also found a higher prevalence of gout in patients with albuminuria.