New Caledonia is a Pacific island of 270,000 inhabitants with mixed ethnicities, including Polynesians (10.2%), people from European ancestry (27.2%), and Melanesians (39.1%),. This study aimed at determining the prevalence of gout and hyperuricemia in the general population and the various ethnicities of New Caledonia.
The uric acid (UA) level in patients with gout is a key factor in disease management and is typically measured in the laboratory using plasma samples…
In real life, in a substantial proportion of gouty patients receiving urate-lowering therapy (ULT), urate levels are not maintained below the target…
To estimate adult gout prevalence in France.
To estimate adult gout prevalence in France.
In France, the prevalence of gout is currently unknown. We aimed to design a questionnaire to detect gout that would be suitable for use in a telephone…
The reciprocal links between comorbidities and gout are complex. We used cluster analysis to attempt to identify different phenotypes on the basis of…
To compare compliance in type 2 diabetic patients treated with glimepiride once daily or glibenclamide twice to three times daily…
To evaluate in France in 2001 the therapeutic management and control of diabetes and of modifiable cardiovascular risk factors in patients with type 2…