| Unadjusted | Multivariable adjusted* | |||||||
| No gout | Gout | p Value | Difference (%) | No gout | Gout | p Value | Difference (%) | |
| Primary care visits/year | 2.68 (2.63 to 2.72) | 4.26 (4.01 to 4.52) | <0.001 | 58.96 | 2.70 (2.66 to 2.74) | 3.54 (3.30 to 3.77) | <0.001 | 31.11 |
| Specialty medicine visits/year | 1.51 (1.44 to 1.57) | 2.05 (1.66 to 2.43) | <0.001 | 35.76 | 1.52 (1.45 to 1.58) | 1.66 (1.27 to 2.05) | 0.350 | 9.21 |
| Surgical care visits/year | 1.87 (1.83 to 1.91) | 2.61 (2.35 to 2.87) | <0.001 | 39.57 | 1.89 (1.84 to 1.93) | 2.07 (1.82 to 2.33) | 0.062 | 9.52 |
| Any inpatient hospitalisation (%) | 13.54 (13.06 to 14.03) | 20.90 (17.74 to 24.46) | <0.001 | 54.36 | 15.08 (13.66 to 16.63) | 18.25 (15.51 to 21.35) | <0.01 | 21.02 |
| Any mental health visits (%) | 13.52 (13.04 to 14.01) | 10.14 (7.91 to 12.92) | <0.01 | −25.00 | 13.68 (12.06 to 15.47) | 10.09 (7.56 to 13.37) | <0.01 | −26.24 |
| Death (%) | 3.89 (3.62 to 4.17) | 5.84 (4.18 to 8.11) | <0.01 | 50.13 | 2.22 (1.56 to 3.15) | 2.63 (1.60 to 4.28) | 0.230 | 18.47 |
Results are shown as mean (99% confidence intervals).
p Values are for test of differences in means between those with and without gout for unadjusted and adjusted analyses.
*Multivariable model adjusted for the following variables: age, employment status, marital status, gender, race, education level, current smoking status, medical comorbidity and arthritis comorbidity (other than gout).