Relative risk (RR) of self-reported physician diagnosed incident gout according to postmenopausal hormone use among postmenopausal women in the Nurses' Health Study
| Postmenopausal hormone use | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Never used | Used in past | Current user | |
| Number of gout cases | 613 | 268 | 311 |
| Person-years | 328322 | 136342 | 239954 |
| Age-adjusted RR (95% CI) | 1.00 (reference) | 1.04 (0.89 to 1.20) | 0.81 (0.70 to 0.94) |
| Multivariate-adjusted RR* (95% CI) | 1.00 (reference) | 0.99 (0.85 to 1.16) | 0.82 (0.70 to 0.96) |
↵* Adjusted for age, age at menopause, type of menopause, body-mass index, use of diuretics, history of hypertension, smoking, alcohol intake, daily average intake of meats, seafood, dairy, coffee, energy-adjusted fructose and vitamin C, and total energy intake.