A clinical discussion about the link between uric acid, gout, and CKD

Richard J. Johnson, MD, is the Tomas Berl Professor of Medicine in the Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension at the University of Colorado Denver.

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URIC ACID HAS MANY GOUT VICTIMS. DON’T LET KIDNEY BE ONE OF THEM

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THERE IS A 10-FOLD INCREASE IN GOUT PREVALENCE WHEN eGFR <60mL/min1*

Patients with stage 3 or 4 CKD have a 10-fold increase in gout prevalence compared with patients with normal renal function.1

*Post hoc, cross-sectional analysis of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data from 2009 to 2010 of adults >20 years of age.1

CKD, chronic kidney disease; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate.

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  1. Krishnan E. PLoS One. 2012;7:e50046.