Treatment differences between women and men with gout
| Treatments for gout (receipt of ⩾1 prescription of the following) | Men | Women | Unadjusted | Adjusted* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |
| NSAID, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug. | ||||||
| *Adjusted for age, number of encounters with a gout diagnosis, gout-associated comorbidities (including hypertension, dyslipidaemia, coronary heart disease, peripheral arterial disease, diabetes mellitus, nephrolithiasis, renal insufficiency and renal failure), use of diuretics and health plan. | ||||||
| Non-selective NSAID | 3791 | 76 | 798 | 69 | 0.69 (0.60 to 0.80) | 0.95 (0.80 to 1.11) |
| Selective NSAID | 249 | 5 | 111 | 10 | 2.01 (1.59 to 2.54) | 1.68 (1.29 to 2.18) |
| Non-acetylated salicylates | 191 | 4 | 114 | 10 | 2.74 (2.15 to 3.48) | 1.99 (1.54 to 2.58) |
| Narcotics | 2336 | 47 | 698 | 60 | 1.71 (1.50 to 1.95) | 1.44 (1.24 to 1.67) |
| Colchicine | 2203 | 44 | 567 | 49 | 1.21 (1.06 to 1.37) | 1.07 (0.93 to 1.24) |
| Uricosuric drug | 201 | 4 | 57 | 5 | 1.23 (0.91 to 1.66) | 1.16 (0.84 to 1.61) |
| Allopurinol | 2792 | 56 | 647 | 56 | 0.99 (0.87 to 1.13) | 0.78 (0.67 to 0.90) |
| Glucocorticoids | 1631 | 33 | 488 | 42 | 1.49 (1.31 to 1.70) | 1.30 (1.12 to 1.50) |