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Gout in North America

Article C Peer reviewed Observational

Key takeaways

This review looks at how common gout is in North America. It shows a link between rising obesity and more cases of gout in young people. It also notes that Black patients face higher rates of the disease. This is an observational review, so it shows a link, not proof of cause.

Who did this work

Divya Sudireddy (Boston University) · Madeeha Shaikh (University of Toronto) · Priyanka Chandratre (University of Ottawa) · Gregory Choy (Sunnybrook Health Science Centre) · Tuhina Neogi (Boston University) · Timothy S.H. Kwok (Sunnybrook Health Science Centre)

Source

Article · OpenAlex, CKD works · 2026-10-02
https://doi.org/10.3390/gucdd4040019