Gout risk high in patients with sleep apnea

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-10/w-grh101915.php

Public Release: 19-Oct-2015
Gout risk high in patients with sleep apnea
Wiley

Sleep apnea may increase the risk of developing gout, a new study shows.

Among 9865 patients with newly-diagnosed sleep apnea and 43,598 comparators of similar weight, investigators identified 270 new cases of gout over one year of follow-up, resulting in incidence rates of 8.4/1000 and 4.8/1000 person-years, respectively. The increased risk of gout was 60% higher among patients with sleep apnea.

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