Are there rural–urban disparities in cardiovascular disease hospitalization and other outcomes in people with gout? A nationwide U.S. study
Main finding · MI hospitalizationResult — go to the resultAdjusted odds ratio 1.70 95% CI 1.61–1.79Authors' conclusion
We demonstrated significant rural-urban disparities in the risk of MI hospitalization in people with gout.
Study context
- Population
- Gout hospitalizations in the 2016–2019 U.S. National Inpatient Sample (NIS)
- Exposure
- Rural vs urban patient residence in people with gout
- Outcome
- Myocardial infarction (MI) hospitalization
Methodological detailsnationwide, multivariable-adjusted, sensitivity analyses, Adjusted for age, sex, race, comorbidity, median household income, insurance payer and hospital characteristics
- Nationwide
- Multivariable-adjusted
- Sensitivity analyses
- Adjusted for age, sex, race, comorbidity, median household income, insurance payer and hospital characteristics
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Adjusted odds ratio
1.70
95% CI 1.61–1.79
P < 0.001
Ruralvs Urban
aOR 1.70 (95% CI 1.61–1.79); P < 0.001
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Crude MI rate per 100 000 area-specific gout hospitalizations
Original publication
Are there rural–urban disparities in cardiovascular disease hospitalization and other outcomes in people with gout? A nationwide U.S. study. Rheumatology (Oxford). Published 21 February 2025. doi:10.
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