| Title | High prevalence of gouty arthritis among the Hmong population in Minnesota |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2010 |
| Authors | Portis, AJ, Laliberte, M, Tatman, P, Moua, M, Culhane-Pera, K, Maalouf, NM, Sakhaee, K |
| Journal | Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken)Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) |
| Volume | 62 |
| Pagination | 1386-91 |
| Date Published | Oct |
| ISBN Number | 2151-4658 (Electronic)<br/>2151-464X (Linking) |
| Accession Number | 20506247 |
| Keywords | Adult, Aged, Arthritis, Gouty/ diagnosis/epidemiology/ ethnology, Asian Americans/ ethnology, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Laos/epidemiology/ethnology, Male, Middle Aged, Minnesota/epidemiology/ethnology, Prevalence |
| Abstract | OBJECTIVE: The prevalence of gout is on the rise worldwide, especially among newly industrialized populations. We evaluated the prevalence of gout in the recently established Hmong of Minneapolis/St. Paul (MSP) compared with that in non-Hmong populations. METHODS: The prevalence of self-reported gout in the Hmong population was estimated from 2 cross-sectional community surveys and compared with national data extrapolated from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. The prevalence of physician-diagnosed gout in Hmong and non-Hmong MSP residents was separately estimated from the diagnosis codes of 11 MSP primary care clinics. RESULTS: The prevalence of self-reported gout among MSP Hmong was 2-fold higher than in the general US population (6.5% versus 2.9%; P |
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